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An Jung-geun as a Korean Soldier

Template:Koreanname Ahn Jung-geun or An Jung-geun (September 2, 1879 - March 26, 1910) (Christian name: Thomas) was the Korean independence activist who is best known for assassination of the Japanese military governor of Korea, Ito Hirobumi, during Japanese colonial occupation of Korea. He worked first in education, then later joined the armed resistance against the Japanese colonial rulers. For his actions as a resistance fighter, he is regarded as a hero and a martyr in South Korea. However, he is regarded in Japan, as not an important person but only a stupid terrorist who killed a defenseless old man.

An is also known for having cut off parts of several of his fingers and using the resulting blood to write "Korean Independence" on the Korean national flag.

An Jung-geun, after having previously led Korean forces fighting against the Japanese, assassinated Ito Hirobumi, who played a pivotal role in Japanese government in colonization of Korea on the railway platform in Harbin, Manchuria in 1909. After firing upon Hirobumi he is said to have yelled for Korean Independence waving Korean flag. Afterwards he was sentenced to death in Japanese colonial court. The execution took place in Lui-shun prison.

Aftermath

When An Jung-Geun assassinated Ito Hirobumi, news of events in occupied Korea reached mainstream international media. People in many countries became aware of the situation there for the first time.

He is commemorated in the martial art Taekwondo and the pattern which is dedicated to him is called Joon Gun.

In the science-fiction movie, 2009 Lost Memories, An Jung-geun is prevented from assassinating Hirobumi and the resulting cascading effect in the timeline later causes Japan to win World War II as an ally of the United States.

  • 2009 Lost Memories at IMDb
  • "Catholic Church in Korea and the Nationalist Movement". Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea. Retrieved December 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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