Kim Won-bong

Kim Won-bong (Korean: 김원봉; 1898 – c.1958) was a Korean anarchist, Korean independence activist, communist, and later statesman for North Korea.

Kim Won-Bong
Minister of State Control
1st Cabinet of North Korea
In office
9 September 1948  8 May 1952
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byChoe Chang-ik
Personal details
Bornc. 1898
Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, Korean Empire
(now Miryang, South Korea)
Diedc. 1958
North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Spouse(s)Park Cha-jeong
Choi Dong-Seon
ChildrenKim Cheol-Geon
Kim Joong-Geon
Kim Hak-Bong
OccupationPolitician, military general
Military service
Allegiance Korea
Branch/serviceKorean Liberation Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankGeneral
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Wonbong
McCune–ReischauerKim Wŏnpong
Art name
Hangul
약산
Hanja
若山
Revised RomanizationYaksan
McCune–ReischauerYaksan

Biography

In February 1919, Kim entered the Shinheung Military Academy (신흥무관학교; 新興武官學校) and underwent military education for six months, after which he dropped out of the academy. On November 9 of the same year, Kim organized a Korean nationalist underground organization known as the Korean Heroic Corps (의열단; 義烈團), with Yang Gun-ho, Gwak Jae-ki, Han Bong-Geun, Kim Ok, and others. Among the Heroic Corps aims were the assassinations of Japanese officials and their collaborators, coupled with attacks on Japanese bases. After assuming the position of leader of the Heroic Corps,[1] Kim Won-Bong found that he could not accomplish the aims of the organization as it did not have a sufficient number of members. As a result, he joined the Whampoa Military Academy in 1926. Kim used the pseudonym "Choi Rim" and organized the Korean National Revolutionary Party, and the Joseon Communist Reconstruction Party.[2]

The Korean National Revolutionary Party was formed in Shanghai in 1935 by a group of left-wing nationalist Korean parties, organized by Kim Kyu-sik, Kim Won-Bong and Cho Soang.[3] On July 10, 1937, at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of China, Kim went to Lushan, the Chinese government's conference site and famed resort. During his time there, Chinese government officials insisted upon associating the united front against Japanese Imperialism. Before his return, Won-bong received extensive funding from the Chinese governor.[1]

Kim Won-Bong served as the deputy commander of the Korean Liberation Army (한국 광복군) of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.[4]

Legacy

See also

References

  1. "Kim Won-bong [김원봉 (金元鳳)]". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  2. [이우탁(Lee Woo-tak) (2006). 《김구, 장보고, 앙드레김(Kim Gu, Jang Bo-Go, André Kim)》.동아시아(East-Asia). 142p]
  3. Pratt, Keith L.; Rutt, Richard (1999), "Korean National Revolutionary Party", Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary, Psychology Press, p. 236, ISBN 978-0-7007-0464-4, retrieved 2016-03-20
  4. Jo, Dong-geol (1995). 독립군의 길따라 대륙을 가다 [Following the Path of the Independence Army to the Continent] (in Korean). 지식산업사. p. 267.

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