Kim Won-bong
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Kim Won-bong was Korea
n nationalist, independence activist and statesman of North Korea
. He created a Korean nationalist underground organization, the Korean Heroic Corps (의열단; 義烈團) and became its leader. And he served as the deputy commander of the Korean Liberation Army
(한국 광복군) of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
. After liberation, he attended a meeting with Kim Gu
, and Kim Kyu-sik
, Pak Hon-Yong
along with remained at North Korea.
His wives were Park Cha-Jeong (박차정, died before Kim married with Choi Dong Seon) and Choi Dong-Seon (최동선), his sons are Kim Cheol-Geon (김철건) and Kim Joong-Geon (김중건), and his daughter is Kim Hak-Bong (김학봉). His pen name is "Yaksan" (약산 若山), which means "like a mountain".
After remaining at North Korea, he was purged by Kim Il-sung
in 1958. There are many versions about Kim's death. According to one opinion, Kim committed suicide by taking cyanide
.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n nationalist, independence activist and statesman of North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. He created a Korean nationalist underground organization, the Korean Heroic Corps (의열단; 義烈團) and became its leader. And he served as the deputy commander of the Korean Liberation Army
Korean Liberation Army
The Korean Liberation Army, established on September 17, 1941 in Chongqing, China, was the armed force of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea...
(한국 광복군) of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was the partially recognised government in exile of Korea, based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chongqing, during the Colonial Korea.-History:...
. After liberation, he attended a meeting with Kim Gu
Kim Gu
Kim Gu , the sixth and later the last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, was a Korean politician, educator, leader of Korean independence movement against the Japanese occupation of Korea that lasted from 1910 to 1945, and reunification activist who had struggled for...
, and Kim Kyu-sik
Kim Kyu-sik
Kim Kyu-Sik, also spelled Kimm Giusic and Kimm Kiusic, was a Korean politician and academic during the Korean independence movement and a leader of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea...
, Pak Hon-Yong
Pak Hon-yong
Pak Hon-yong was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher and Communist activist. One of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule . his nickname was Ijung.During the Japanese occupation of Korea, he tried to organize the Korean Communist Party...
along with remained at North Korea.
His wives were Park Cha-Jeong (박차정, died before Kim married with Choi Dong Seon) and Choi Dong-Seon (최동선), his sons are Kim Cheol-Geon (김철건) and Kim Joong-Geon (김중건), and his daughter is Kim Hak-Bong (김학봉). His pen name is "Yaksan" (약산 若山), which means "like a mountain".
After remaining at North Korea, he was purged by Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung
Kim Il-sung was a Korean communist politician who led the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death in 1994. He held the posts of Prime Minister from 1948 to 1972 and President from 1972 to his death...
in 1958. There are many versions about Kim's death. According to one opinion, Kim committed suicide by taking cyanide
Potassium cyanide
Potassium cyanide is an inorganic compound with the formula KCN. This colorless crystalline compound, similar in appearance to sugar, is highly soluble in water. Most KCN is used in gold mining, organic synthesis, and electroplating. Smaller applications include jewelry for chemical gilding and...
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See also
- Anarchism in KoreaAnarchism in KoreaAnarchism in Korea began in 1894, when Japan invaded Korea with the stated intention of protecting it from China. It was from within the exiles who fled to China in the wake of the 1919 independence conflict that the modern anarchist movement in Korea arose...
- Kim GuKim GuKim Gu , the sixth and later the last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, was a Korean politician, educator, leader of Korean independence movement against the Japanese occupation of Korea that lasted from 1910 to 1945, and reunification activist who had struggled for...
- Kim Kyu-SikKim Kyu-sikKim Kyu-Sik, also spelled Kimm Giusic and Kimm Kiusic, was a Korean politician and academic during the Korean independence movement and a leader of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea...
- Korean Volunteers Army
- Pak Hon-yongPak Hon-yongPak Hon-yong was a Korean independence activist, politician, philosopher and Communist activist. One of the main leaders of the Korean communist movement during Japan's colonial rule . his nickname was Ijung.During the Japanese occupation of Korea, he tried to organize the Korean Communist Party...
- Uiyeol-Dan