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Yoon Bong-Gil

Political activist (1908-1932) · Writers · Died at 24

Yun Bong-gil was a Korean independence activist. His art name is Maeheon (매헌). He is most notable for his role in the Hongkou Park Incident, in which he set off a bomb that killed two Japanese colonial government and army officials in Shanghai's Hongkou Park in 1932.

Yoon Bong-Gil is read about 330 times a day, in 11 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026

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He was posthumously awarded the Republic of Korea Medal of Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the South Korean government.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1932 · aged 24