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An Jung-geun

1879 - 1910

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An Jung-geun (Korean: 안중근; 2 September 1879 – 26 March 1910) was a Korean independence activist. He is remembered as a martyr in both South and North Korea for his 1909 assassination of the Japanese politician Itō Hirobumi, who had previously served as the first prime minister of Japan and Japanese Resident-General of Korea. An was imprisoned and later executed by Japanese authorities on 26 March 1910. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the South Korean government, the most prestigious civil decoration in the Republic of Korea, for his efforts for Korean independence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. An Jung-geun is the 93rd most popular social activist (up from 114th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular North Korean Social Activist.

An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist who assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the first Japanese Resident-General of Korea, on October 26, 1909.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, An Jung-geun ranks 93 out of 840. Before him are Lê Đức Thọ, Jimmy Hoffa, Alexei Navalny, Widukind, Jane Addams, and Beatrice Cenci. After him are Amílcar Cabral, Stenka Razin, Denis Mukwege, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Errico Malatesta, and Mairead Maguire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, An Jung-geun ranks 21. Before him are Milutin Milanković, Hans Luther, Rudolf von Laban, Francis Picabia, Ottorino Respighi, and Ramana Maharshi. After him are Italo Gariboldi, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Léon Jouhaux, Francis Peyton Rous, and Chen Duxiu. Among people deceased in 1910, An Jung-geun ranks 19. Before him are Mily Balakirev, Chulalongkorn, Johann Gottfried Galle, Marius Petipa, Luigi Lucheni, and Léon Walras. After him are Elizabeth Blackwell, Pauline Viardot, Huo Yuanjia, Carl Reinecke, Richard Abegg, and Jules Renard.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, An Jung-geun ranks 20 out of 162. Before him are Injo of Joseon (1595), Jang Song-thaek (1946), Kim Yong-nam (1928), Sun Myung Moon (1920), Choe Yong-gon (1900), and Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo (923). After him are Kim Yong-sik (1910), Lee Yoo-hyung (1911), Choi Hong Hi (1918), Youn Yuh-jung (1947), Choe Ryong-hae (1950), and Gongyang of Goryeo (1345).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In North Korea

Among social activists born in North Korea, An Jung-geun ranks 2. Before him are Kim Hyong-jik (1894). After him are Kang Pan-sok (1892), Cho Man-sik (1883), Kim Ok (1964), and Shin Dong-hyuk (1982).

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