An jung geun biography of rory gilmore

An Jung-geun (Korean: 안중근; 2 September – 26 March ) was a Korean independence activist.

Ito was the architect of Japanese policies to annex Korea, forcing Emperor Gwangmu i. Therefore, many were shocked by the assassination. Back in , An Jung-geun took over the Samheung and Donui schools in Jinnampo to concentrate on the education of young people. In March , An organized a secret group named Danji-hoi with 12 other members.

They vowed to assassinate Ito Hirobumi and Yi Wan-yong , both of whom had spearheaded the annexation and invasion, within three years. To tour the newly acquired Manchuria , Ito departed Tokyo on October 12, He was planning to have a meeting with Russian representative Vladimir Kokovtsov in Harbin.

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The special train carrying Ito arrived at Harbin Station, and after a minute discussion with Kokovtsov on the train, Ito had disembarked toward the welcoming crowd when An Jung-geun jumped out and shot him. An yelled-out a slogan for for Korean independence three times in Russian while waving the Korean flag, then was arrested by the Russian police.

In the preliminary interrogation by the Russian prosecutor, An Jung-geun stated that he killed the head of the enemy in a war for independence, as a Lieutenant General of the Korean Resistance Army and not as an individual. Hence he requested to be treated as a POW rather than a murder suspect, but the request was denied. Many of his captors became enchanted with his genuine cause and personality, and treated him with respect.

An was sentenced to death on February 14, An was only able to complete the introduction of his book, On Peace in East Asia. Jump to: navigation , search. Category : Key Figures of Korea.