Jang In-hwan | |
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Born | |
Died | April 24, 1930 | (aged 55)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Known for | Assassinating Durham Stevens |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Conviction(s) | Second degree murder |
Criminal penalty | 25 years imprisonment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장인환 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang In-hwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang In'hwan |
Jang In-hwan (Korean: 장인환; March 30, 1875 – April 24, 1930) was a Korean independence activist. He is best known along with Jeon Myeong-un for his role in the 1908 assassination of Durham Stevens, a former American diplomat, employee of the Japanese colonial office in Korea, and pro-Japan lobbyist.[1]