Baek Jeong-gi (백정기, 19 January 1896 – 5 June 1934) was a Korean

anarchist Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not necessari ...

independence fighter during the Japanese occupation.

Early life

He was born in Buan,

North Jeolla North Jeolla Province (; ''Jeollabuk-do''), also known as Jeonbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Jeolla has a population of 1,869,711 (2015) and has a geographic area of 8,067 km2 (3,115 sq mi) located in the Honam region in the southwest ...

After death

In 1946, Pak Yol recovered the remains of

Lee Bong-chang Lee Bong-chang (August 10, 1900 – October 10, 1932) was a Korean independence activist during the Japanese occupation of Korea. In 1932, he attempted unsuccessfully to assassinate Japanese emperor Hirohito with a hand grenade, which became known ...

Yun Bong-gil Yun Bong-gil (21 June 1908 – 19 December 1932) was a Korean independence activist who set off a bomb that killed several Japanese dignitaries in Shanghai's Hongkew Park (now Lu Xun Park) in 1932. He was posthumously awarded the Republic of Ko ...

and Baek Jeong-gi from Japan and conducted the national funeral on July 6. Baek is buried in the tomb of

Hyochang Park Hyochang Park is a park in Yongsan Districtof Seoul, South Korea. It was originally the cemetery of royal noble consort Ui of the Seong clan (hangul: 의빈 성씨), her only son (and King Jeongjo's first son) Crown Prince Munhyo (hangul: 문� ...

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1896 births 1934 deaths Korean independence activists Korean anarchists {{Anarchist-stub