김원봉 金元鳳

Independence activist, leader of the Uiyeoldan

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Life	1898 ~ 1958
Era	근현대
Clan	김해 김씨

Life & career

Born in Miryang, he founded and led the Uiyeoldan in 1919 and waged armed resistance, later heading the Korean Volunteer Corps and serving as deputy commander of the Korean Liberation Army and Minister of Military Affairs in the provisional government. After liberation he went north and was active there; assessments of him remain contested. The status of any state decoration should be checked separately.

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