Birthdate: September 2, 1879
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Haeju, North Korea
Died: March 26, 1910
An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist and pan-Asianist who assassinated Japanese politician Itō Hirobumi, the Resident-General of Korea and first Prime Minister of Japan. He was imprisoned and executed by Japanese authorities for this act, becoming a martyr in both South and North Korea. In 1962, the South Korean government posthumously awarded him the Order of Merit for National Foundation in recognition of his efforts for Korean independence.
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