Kim Hyong-gwon

Kim Hyong-gwon
Kim Hyong-gwon
김형권
	Kim Hyong-gwon in prison with a name tag
Born	4 November 1905; Nam Ri, Kopyong Sub-county, Taedong County, South Pyongan Province, Korean Empire
Died	12 January 1936 (aged 30) (in captivity); Seodaemun Prison, Seoul, Korea
Nationality	Korean
Occupation	Guerrilla
Organization	Young Communist League of Korea
Parent(s)	Kim Bo-hyon (father); Lee Bo-ik (mother)
Relatives	Kim dynasty
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김형권
Hancha	金亨權
Revised Romanization	Gim Hyeonggwon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hyŏnggwŏn

Kim Hyong-gwon (Korean: 김형권; 4 November 1905 – 12 January 1936) was a Korean revolutionary. He is known for attacking a Japanese police station in Japanese-occupied Korea and subsequently dying in Seoul's Seodaemun Prison where he was serving his sentence.

Kim Hyong-gwon was an uncle of the founding North Korean leader, Kim Il Sung.^[2] As such, he is among the most celebrated of the Kim family members in North Korean propaganda. Kimhyonggwon County in North Korea is named after him.

^ An Indomitable Revolutionary Fighter — Comrade Kim Hyong Gwon 1976, p. [29].
^ ^a ^b An Indomitable Revolutionary Fighter — Comrade Kim Hyong Gwon 1976, p. [5].
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[FOOTNOTE''An_Indomitable_Revolutionary_Fighter&nbsp;—_Comrade_Kim_Hyong_Gwon''1976[29]-1] An Indomitable Revolutionary Fighter — Comrade Kim Hyong Gwon 1976, p. [29].

[FOOTNOTE''An_Indomitable_Revolutionary_Fighter&nbsp;—_Comrade_Kim_Hyong_Gwon''1976[5]-2] An Indomitable Revolutionary Fighter — Comrade Kim Hyong Gwon 1976, p. [5].

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