An Jung-Geun

An Jung-Geun

male, deceased (1910)
Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea, Harbin, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, manchuria, hanging…Koreanindependenceactivist
Ahn Jung-geun or An Jung-geun (Christian name: Thomas) was a Korean independence activist. He is best known for his assassination of the Japanese...
Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee

male, deceased (1965)
Princeton University alumni, Koreanindependenceactivist, Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea, anti-communist, korean war, George Washington University alumni…South Korean
Syngman Rhee or Lee Seungman or Yee Sung-man was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains...

Dosan Ahn Chang-Ho

male
writer, riverside county, korean, north korea, Korea under Japanese rule, riverside…Koreanindependenceactivist
An Chang-ho, or Ahn Chang-ho, pen name Dosan was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant...
Kim Gu

Kim Gu

male, deceased (1949)
Assassinated Korean politician, Korea under Japanese rule, Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea, Assassinated South Korean, Japanese occupation of Korea, murderer…South Korean, Koreanindependenceactivist, korean
Kim Gu (김구 金九, August 29, 1876 - June 26, 1949), the sixth and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, was a Korean p...

Lyuh Woon-Hyung

male, deceased (1947)
politician, South Korean, Governor-General of Korea, Koreanindependenceactivist, from Yangpyeong, korean
Lyuh Woon-Hyung was a Korean politician who argued that Korean independence was essential to world peace. His pen-name was Mongyang, the Chinese...
Yoon Bong-Gil

Yoon Bong-Gil

male, deceased (1932)
Koreanindependenceactivist, Failed assassin, Yoshinori Shirakawa, Second Republic, Japanese occupation of Korea, Yesan…korean, Korean National Cemetery
Yoon Bong-Gil (21 June 1908, Yesan, Korea - 19 December 1932 Kanazawa, Japan) was a member of the Korean resistance movement fighting the Japanese...
Hong Jin

Hong Jin

male, deceased (1946)
Koreanindependenceactivist, Joseon Dynasty, Korean independence movement, Seoul National University, Japanese Occupation, Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Hong Myeon-hui, also known as Hong Jin, was a leader of the Korean independence movement. He is also sometimes known by his pen name Manho...
Kim Jwa-Jin

Kim Jwa-Jin

male, deceased (1930)
from Hongseong, Beggars, murdered, General, Chungcheong, Koreanindependenceactivist…korean
Kim Jwa-jin, sometimes called the "Korean Makhno" or by his pen name Baekya, played an important role in the Korean Anarchist Movement and in the...

Han Yong-Un

male, deceased (1944)
Literature of Korea under Japanese rule, Koreanindependenceactivist, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, Korean Buddhism, Japanese…Korean independence movement
Manhae Manhae was born in northern Gyeongsang province in what is today South Korea. Prior to being ordained, he was involved in resistance to...
Kim Kyu-Sik

Kim Kyu-Sik

male, deceased (1950)
Princeton University, Roanoke College, korean war, korean, Korea under Japanese rule, politician…Korean independence movement, Koreanindependenceactivist
Kim Kyu-shik, also spelled Kim Gyu-sik (January 29 1881 - December 10 1950), was a leader in the Korean independence movement and the early history...