Kim Chwa-chin Assassinated (1930)

Fri Jan 24, 1930

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Kim Chwa-chin (1889 - 1930) was a Korean general and anarchist independence activist who was assassinated by Park Sang-sil, an agent of the Japanese colonial government, on this day in 1930.

When Kim was 18, he released 50 enslaved families when he burned a slave registry and provided each family with enough land to live on, resulting in the first emancipation of slaves in modern Korea.

In 1918, Kim was one of 40 Korean representatives to sign the Korean Declaration of independence. He then joined the Korea Justice Corps, later becoming the general commander of the Northern Military Administration Office Army and playing a key role in the “Battle of Cheongsanri” against Japanese forces.

In 1928, the Korea Independence Party was formed, and the following year, when the Korean General Association was established, Kim was designated as its President.

After allying with an anti-Japanese group in China to prepare for war against the Japanese colonial government, Kim was assassinated by Park Sang-sil in Northern Manchuria, on January 24th, 1930.