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Song Jin-woo (journalist)

Song Jin-woo
Personal details
Born(1889-05-08)8 May 1889
Damyang, South Jeolla Province, Joseon
Died30 December 1945(1945-12-30) (aged 56)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyKorea Democratic Party
AwardsOrder of Merit for National Foundation, 3rd Grade
Korean name
Hangul
송진우
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Jinu
McCune–ReischauerSong Chinu
Art name
Hangul
고하
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGoha
McCune–ReischauerKoha
Childhood name
Hangul
옥윤
Hanja
玉潤
Revised RomanizationOngnyun
McCune–ReischauerOgyun

Song Jin-woo (Korean송진우, 8 May 1889 – 30 December 1945) was a Korean independence activist, journalist, and politician.[1] His art name was Goha (고하; 古下).[2] He was the 3rd, 6th and 8th CEO of the Dong-a Ilbo and the founding leader of the Korea Democratic Party.

In 1945, he was assassinated by Han Hyeon-woo, a member of the far-right terrorist group the White Shirts Society.

  1. ^ Kim, Nam-yi (2013). "Intellectual Itinerary of Choi Ik-han in Early 20th Century Korea and Formation of the Modern Knowledge Subject". Trans-Humanities Journal. 6 (3): 87–117. doi:10.1353/trh.2013.0003. ISSN 2383-9899. S2CID 146703675.
  2. ^ "고하 송진우선생 탄신 112주년 추모식 추모사". www.korea.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 20 April 2023.

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