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Ahn Changho

1876 - 1938

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Ahn Chang Ho (Korean: 안창호; Hanja: 安昌浩; November 9, 1878 – March 10, 1938), sometimes An Chang-ho, was a prominent Korean politician, Korean independence activist, and an early leader of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is also commonly referred to by his art name Dosan (도산; 島山; [tosʰan]). He and his wife were the first Koreans to legally immigrate to the US as a married couple. Ahn was a Protestant social activist who in 1907 established the later prominent Korean independence organization Shinminhoe when he returned to Korea from the US. He also established the Young Korean Academy in San Francisco in 1913, and was a key founding member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahn Changho is the 13,202nd most popular politician (down from 10,438th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 85th in 2019) and the 75th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahn Changho ranks 13,202 out of 19,576. Before him are Julio Antonio Mella, Jo Cals, Devan Nair, Helen Herron Taft, Su Tseng-chang, and Joseph Pholien. After him are Igor Dodon, Muhammad ibn Idris, Miro, Count of Barcelona, Pietro III Candiano, Trần Nhân Tông, and Vichitravirya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Ahn Changho ranks 133. Before him are Stylianos Gonatas, Alfred Stock, Solomon Lozovsky, Sotirios Versis, Felix Jacoby, and Carl Albert Andersen. After him are Hrachia Acharian, Bart van der Leck, William Donne, Rupert Mayer, Carl Enckell, and Mariam Thresia Chiramel. Among people deceased in 1938, Ahn Changho ranks 152. Before him are Saken Seifullin, Erik Werenskiold, Lev Schnirelmann, Akmal Ikramov, Osip Piatnitsky, and Jane Toppan. After him are Édouard-Alfred Martel, Axel Ljung, Teodor Axentowicz, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, Georg Schrimpf, and Helena Westermarck.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Ahn Changho ranks 108 out of 162. Before him are Paek Nam-sun (1929), Francis Hong Yong-ho (1906), Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Yang Song-guk (1944), Akira Takarada (1934), and Kim Sowol (1902). After him are Kim Sol-song (1974), Ri Yong-ho (1956), Choe Thae-bok (1930), Hong Deok-young (1926), Kim Iryeop (1896), and Kim Myeong-sun (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Ahn Changho ranks 75. Before him are Han Myeong-sook (1944), Minjung of Goguryeo (10), Kwon Ki-ok (1901), Hong Song-nam (1929), Paek Nam-sun (1929), and Lee Hoi-chang (1935). After him are Kim Sol-song (1974), Choe Thae-bok (1930), Kim Yong-chol (1946), Chang Sang (1939), Pak Ui-chun (1932), and Han Pil-hwa (1942).

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