Jang Jun-ha
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Jang Jun-Ha was a Korea
n independence activist, journalist and politician, and democracy activist.
He was awarded the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Award
for Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts.
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 independence activist, journalist and politician, and democracy activist.
He was awarded the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Ramon Magsaysay Award
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel...
for Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts.
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