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Yoon Bong-Gil
1908-06-21 – 1932-12-19
Life & Legacy
Yun Bong-gil (Korean: 윤봉길; Hanja: 尹奉吉; 21 June 1908 – 19 December 1932) was a Korean independence activist. His art name is Maeheon (매헌). He is most notable for his role in the Hongkou Park Incident, in which he set off a bomb that killed two Japanese colonial government and army officials in Shanghai's Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in 1932. He was posthumously awarded the Republic of Korea Medal of Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the South Korean government.
Yun Bong-gil memorials were built in South Korea (Seoul and Yesan), China (Shanghai), and Japan (Kanazawa).
Occupation & Career
political activist, teacher, poet
Education
Toksan Elementary School
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Toksan Elementary School
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q491240 — wikidata View source
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