Yun Bong-gil

In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.
Yun Bong-gil
Yun in 1932
Born(1908-06-21)21 June 1908
Yesan County, South Ch'ungch'ong Province, Korean Empire
Died19 December 1932(1932-12-19) (aged 24)
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Burial place
AwardsOrder of Merit for National Foundation
Korean name
Hangul
윤봉길
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Bong(-)gil
McCune–ReischauerYun Ponggil
Art name
Hangul
매헌
Hanja
梅軒
Revised RomanizationMaeheon
McCune–ReischauerMaehŏn

Yun Bong-gil (Korean: 윤봉길; 21 June 1908 – 19 December 1932) was a Korean independence activist. His art name is Maeheon (매헌).[1]

He is most notable for his role in the Hongkou Park Incident, in which he set off a bomb that killed two Japanese colonial government and army officials in Shanghai's Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in 1932. He was posthumously awarded the Republic of Korea Medal of Order of Merit for National Foundation in 1962 by the South Korean government.

Yun Bong-gil memorials were built in South Korea (Seoul and Yesan), China (Shanghai) and Japan (Kanazawa).

  1. ^ "윤봉길(尹奉吉)" [Yun Bong-gil]. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 17 August 2023.