Hong Jin

Hong Jin (27 August 1877 – 9 September 1946), also known as Hong Myeon-hui, was a leader of the Korean independence movement. He is also sometimes known by his art name Mano (만오, 晩悟), and his Christian name, Andre.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
The Right Honourable
Hong Jin
홍진
洪震
8th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
July 7,1926 – December 14,1926
Preceded byYi Dong-nyung
Succeeded byKim Gu
Personal details
Born(1877-08-27)27 August 1877
Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Died9 September 1946(1946-09-09) (aged 69)
Seoul, Korea
NationalityKorean
Spouse(s)Nahm, Sang Bok
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
洪冕喜 later 洪震 (also 洪鎭)
Revised RomanizationHong Myeon-hui later Hong Jin
McCune–ReischauerHong Myŏnhŭi later Hong Chin

He was born under the Joseon Dynasty in Yeongdong, Chungcheong Province, to a yangban family of the Pungsan Hong lineage. He had practiced law in Korea in the private sector and in the government sector as a prosecutor and a judge before joining the independence movement.

Hong held a number of chief positions under the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea during the Japanese Occupation. Under his administration as the fourth President, the provisional Korean government was recognized by the Republic of China, France and Poland. His main theme was unity among factions of the Korean independence movement.

In 1928, he established the "Korean Independence Party" (한국독립당, 韓國獨立黨) with Kim Gu, Yi Dong-nyung, and he was elected to an executive position in the Korean Independence camp (한국광복진선, 韓國光復陣線) in 1938. After the independence of Korea was gained, he returned to South Korea having earned recognition as a Provisional Government leading figure who acted as Chairman of the Emergency National Council (비상국민회의, 非常國民會議). Hong was posthumously honored by the government of the Republic of Korea with the Order of Independence Merit for National Foundation in 1962.

His biography by Professor Han, Si Joon contains a detailed family tree of Hong Jin tracing back to Goryeo dynasty's Hong Ji-gyeong, later known as a great master of Korean classical verse in the Joseon Dynasty. The current family jokbo contains surviving members of the family who are naturalized American citizens.

Note
  • The spelling of his name in his correspondence with American dignitaries including a condolence letter regarding President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death was Hong Chin instead of Hong Jin.

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