Colonial State and Society Flashcards
1
Q
Who is Ahn Jung-geun?
A
- independence activist
- cut off left ring finger
- assassinated Itō Hirobumi (then prime minister of Japan and resident-general of Korea)
- believe Itō assassinated Queen Min
- became Catholic with his father (French based)
- was pro-Japanese at first and felt betrayed by Japanese colonialism
- claimed leadership of Korean resistance army (treat him as prisoner of war)
