Colonial State and Society Flashcards

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Who is Ahn Jung-geun?

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  • 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)
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