General Hong Beom-do was a Korean independence activist and national hero. Hong served as commander of a guerrilla unit of the Justice Army "Yibyon" within the Righteous armies and the Korean Independence Army, which essentially gave rise to Korea's armed struggle against Japanese colonialists.
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Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1943 · aged 75
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