Yu Chin-san
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Yu Chin-san | |
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| Born | Yu Yeong-pil 18 October 1905 Chinsan County, North Jeolla Province, Korean Empire |
| Died | 28 April 1974 (aged 68) Seoul, South Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유진산 |
| Hanja | 柳珍山 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Jinsan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Chinsan |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 옥계 |
| Hanja | 玉溪 |
| Revised Romanization | Okgye |
| McCune–Reischauer | Okkye |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 유영필 |
| Hanja | 柳永弼 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Yeongpil |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Yŏngp'il |
Yu Chin-san (Korean: 유진산; Hanja: 柳珍山; 18 October 1905 – 28 April 1974) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist. He was born with the name Youngpil (영필; 永弼) but adopted the name Chin-san and the art name Okgye (옥계; 玉溪) later in life.
Biography
[edit]Yu Chin-san was born into a poor farming family in Geumsan county on 18 October 1905. In May 1919, he actively participated in the March First Movement, a significant anti-Japanese protest in Korea. After graduating from Bosung High School in 1923, he studied at Waseda University in Japan, but dropped out in his third year to return to work for agricultural organizations in Korea.[1]
In 1933, Yu left Korea for Shanghai and was appointed as a liaison to the Korean Provisional Government (KPG). In 1934, he was arrested in China by the Japanese police and repatriated to Korea. Despite the challenges, he managed to escape to the Manchuria region of Northeast China as a liaison for the Provisional Government of Korea. However, he was arrested once again and deported back to Korea, where he remained imprisoned until the end of the Japanese occupation.
Following his release in 1945, Yu joined the White Shirts Society, a right-wing terrorist group. In 1949, he became a member of the Special Investigation Committee of Anti-National Activities, but the organization was soon disbanded. In 1950, he ran for the National Assembly in the newly established Republic of Korea but was unsuccessful. Nevertheless, he achieved success in the 1954 elections and served as the leader of the opposition party for a substantial period. Yu Chin-san was a member of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 9th sessions of the National Assembly of Korea.[2]
He died on 28 April 1974.
Popular culture
[edit]- Portrayed by Shim Yang-hong in the 1981–82 TV series, 1st Republic.
- Portrayed by Lee Hyo-jung in the 2002–2003 SBS TV series Rustic Period.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 방대한자료·증언 바탕 제2공화국 긍정적 평가. Munhwa Ilbo. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ Kil, S?ng-h?m; Kil, Soong Hoom; Moon, Chung-in (2001-06-14). Understanding Korean Politics: An Introduction. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-4889-2.
- ^ "Korean TV Dramas". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
External links
[edit]- Yu Chin-san, Member of National Assembly of Korea Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
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