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Hyun Soong-jong

South Korean politician (1919-2020)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ1255834 ↗
Source-derived summary

Hyun Soong-jong (26 February 1919 – 25 May 2020) was a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 8 October 1992 to 25 February 1993. Hyun died on 25 May 2020, at the age of 101.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Hyun Soong-jong” as south Korean politician (1919-2020). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hyun, Soong-jong and South.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1919, 2020, 1992, 1993—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1919-01-26. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hyun, Soong-jong and South providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Hyun Soong-jong”, the useful work is to connect “south Korean politician (1919-2020)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1255834. VIAF identifies the subject as 11210865. The Library of Congress control number is n82269727. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1919, 2020, 1992 and 1993.

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This entry incorporates text from “Hyun Soong-jong” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.