Yoon Bong-Gil
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Yoon Bong-Gil was a Korean independence activist
and assassin who worked against Japan during Japan's rule over Korea
(1910–1945).
's birthday in Hongkou Park, Shanghai
. The bombing killed Yoshinori Shirakawa, a general of the Imperial Japanese Army
, and , a Government Chancellor of Japanese residents in Shanghai. It also seriously injured Kenkichi Ueda
, Division 9 commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, , Japanese Consul-General in Shanghai, and Shigemitsu Mamoru, Japanese Envoy in Shanghai.
Yoon was arrested at the scene and convicted by the Japanese military court in Shanghai
on 25 May. He was transferred to Osaka
prison on 18 November, and executed in Kanazawa
on 18 December. He was buried in Nodayama graveyard.
Chiang Kai-shek
quoted "A young Korean patriot has accomplished something tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers could not do."
and given funeral rites. He was then reburied in the Korean National Cemetery. In 1962, the government of South Korea's Second Republic
praised his bombing attack, and posthumously bestowed the Republic of Korea Cordon (Grand Cordon) of the Order of Liberation Merit on him.
Korean independence movement
The Korean independence movement grew out of the Japanese colonial rule of the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945. After the Japanese surrendered, Korea became independent; that day is now an annual holiday called Gwangbokjeol in South Korea, and Chogukhaebangŭi nal in North Korea.-Background:In...
and assassin who worked against Japan during Japan's rule over Korea
Korea under Japanese rule
Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
(1910–1945).
Shanghai bombing
On 29 April 1932, he carried out a bombing attack using a bomb disguised as a canteen at a Japanese army celebration of Emperor HirohitoHirohito
, posthumously in Japan officially called Emperor Shōwa or , was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death in 1989. Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, in Japan he is now referred to...
's birthday in Hongkou Park, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. The bombing killed Yoshinori Shirakawa, a general of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
, and , a Government Chancellor of Japanese residents in Shanghai. It also seriously injured Kenkichi Ueda
Kenkichi Ueda
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, Division 9 commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, , Japanese Consul-General in Shanghai, and Shigemitsu Mamoru, Japanese Envoy in Shanghai.
Yoon was arrested at the scene and convicted by the Japanese military court in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
on 25 May. He was transferred to Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
prison on 18 November, and executed in Kanazawa
Kanazawa, Ishikawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...
on 18 December. He was buried in Nodayama graveyard.
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
quoted "A young Korean patriot has accomplished something tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers could not do."
Aftermath
In May, 1946, his remains were excavated by Korean residents in Japan, transferred to SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
and given funeral rites. He was then reburied in the Korean National Cemetery. In 1962, the government of South Korea's Second Republic
Second Republic of South Korea
The Second Republic of South Korea was the government of South Korea for eight months in 1960 and 1961. It succeeded the First Republic, but was followed by a military government under the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction.-Establishment:...
praised his bombing attack, and posthumously bestowed the Republic of Korea Cordon (Grand Cordon) of the Order of Liberation Merit on him.
See also
- Korea under Japanese ruleKorea under Japanese ruleKorea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion . Japanese rule ended in 1945 shortly after the Japanese defeat in World War II....
- Korean independence movementKorean independence movementThe Korean independence movement grew out of the Japanese colonial rule of the Korean peninsula from 1910 to 1945. After the Japanese surrendered, Korea became independent; that day is now an annual holiday called Gwangbokjeol in South Korea, and Chogukhaebangŭi nal in North Korea.-Background:In...
- Lee Bong-changLee Bong-changLee Bong-chang was a Korean independence activist during the Japanese occupation of Korea. In 1932, he attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate Japanese emperor Hirohito with a hand grenade, which became known as the Sakuradamon Incident.- Biography :Born in Hanseongbu to Lee Jin-gyu , Lee...
- Sakuradamon IncidentSakuradamon IncidentThe Sakuradamon Incident or Patriotic Deed of Lee Bong-chang was an assassination attempt against Emperor Hirohito of the Empire of Japan by a Korean independence activist, Lee Bong-chang in Tokyo on 9 January 1932....