Statue of An Jung-geun (1879 - 1910) in Seoul

Statue of An Jung-geun (1879 - 1910), Korean-independence activist and nationalist. Famous for his assassination of Ito Hirobumi, first Prime Minister of Japan. On 26 October 1909, he assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the first Resident-General of Korea, a four-time Prime Minister of Japan, and then President of the Privy Council of Japan. Statue made by Kim Kyeong-Seung (1915-1992) in 1959

Activist Assassin Assassinated Four-time Hirobumi Nationalist Privy Seoul

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