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An Jung-geun
1879–1910
- Nationality
- Korean Empire
- Occupation
- terrorist
An Jung-geun (Korean: ìì¤ê·¼; 2 September 1879 â 26 March 1910), courtesy name An Eungchil (Korean: ììì¹ ; Hanja: å®æä¸), was a Korean independence activist who assassinated ItÅ Hirobumi, former Prime Minister of Japan and Japanese Resident-General of Korea, in Harbin, China in 1909.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Lüshun PrisonDates unknown
Biography
An Jung-geun (Korean: ìì¤ê·¼; 2 September 1879 â 26 March 1910), courtesy name An Eungchil (Korean: ììì¹ ; Hanja: å®æä¸), was a Korean independence activist who assassinated ItÅ Hirobumi, former Prime Minister of Japan and Japanese Resident-General of Korea, in Harbin, China in 1909. An was imprisoned and executed by Japanese imperial forces at Lüshun Russo-Japanese Prison in 1910. An is honored as a martyr by the governments of South Korea, North Korea, Republic of China and People's Republic of China, while the Japanese government regards him as a terrorist. The Catholic Church excommunicated him for the assassination; the excommunication was lifted in 1993.
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