Kwak Sang-hoon (Korean: 곽상훈; October 21, 1896 – January 19, 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days.^[1][2][3]

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Samyeon Kwak
삼연 곽상훈
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
In office 2 May 1960 – 16 May 1961
Preceded by	Lee Ki-poong
Succeeded by	abolished
President of South Korea
Acting
In office 16 June 1960 – 23 June 1960
Preceded by	Ho Chong
Succeeded by	Heo Jeong
Personal details
Born	October 21, 1896
Died	January 19, 1980(1980-01-19) (aged 83) Seoul, Republic of Korea

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Kwak Sang-hoon was born on October 21, 1896, in Dongnae-gun in the South Gyeongsang Province as the son of a military officer. His grandfather served as a military officer and served as a lieutenant colonel in Yeoju-gun, and the head of the middle army and the house of the middle army.^[4]