Yu Chin-san

Yu Jin-san (hangul:유진산, hanja:柳珍山, October 18, 1905 - April 28, 1974) was a controversial South Korean politician, resistance fighter and activist. His birth name was Youngpil (영필 永弼), but as was customary in the period, he subsequently adopted additional names; Chinsan (진산 珍山) and Okgye (옥계 玉溪).

In this Korean name, the family name is Yu.

Life

Yu was a child of a poor farmer in Geumsan county. In May 1919, he took part in the March 1st Movement. In 1923, he graduated Bosung High School and studied at Waseda University in Japan, but dropped out in his third year and returned to work for agricultural organizations in Korea.[1]

In 1933, he left Korea for Shanghai and was appointed as liaison to the Provisional Government of Korea (대한민국 임시 정부 大韓民國 臨時 政府). In 1934, he was arrested in China by the Japanese police and repatriated to Korea. He managed to get away to the Manchuria region of Northeast China as a liaison of the Provisional Government of Korea. He was arrested again and deported back to Korea where he was imprisoned until the end of the Japanese occupation.

In 1945, Yu was released and joined Baikuisa (백의사 白衣社), the right wing terrorist group involved in the assassination of Kim Gu among others. In 1949, he joined Banminteukui (반민특위 反民特委), but the organization was soon disbanded. In 1950, he ran for the National Assembly in the new Republic of Korea, but was defeated. He succeeded in the 1954 elections and served as leader of opposition party for a long time. He was a member of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th sessions of the National Assembly of Korea.[2]

References
  1. "방대한자료·증언 바탕 제2공화국 긍정적 평가". www.munhwa.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  2. 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.
  3. "Korean TV Dramas". koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.


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