Independence patriot · Provisional Government · Order of Merit for National Foundation, Independence Medal (Dongnipjang, 1977)
| Life | 1896 ~ 1978 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 순흥 안씨 |
An Gyeong-geun (1896–1978) was born in Sincheon, Hwanghae Province. He was the younger brother of An Myeong-geun and a cousin of the independence activists An Jung-geun, An Jeong-geun, and An Gong-geun.
He went into exile in the Russian Maritime Province in 1918, working alongside fellow patriots Pak Eun-sik, An Jeong-geun, Sin Chae-ho, and Yi Beom-yun, before moving to Shanghai in 1922 to join the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. There he assisted Kim Gu, then chief of the government's police bureau, in rooting out Japanese informants, and in 1930 served as a company commander at the Whampoa Military Academy.
He also took part in the military department of the Righteous Government Corps (Jeonguibu), directing armed resistance against Japan. He was awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Independence Medal, in 1977.