Independence activist who led the March First Movement in his hometown, was jailed over fund-raising, and was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation (Patriotic Medal) in 1990
| Era | 일제강점기 |
| Clan | 거창 장씨 |
Jang Hwa-yun (章化潤) was an independence activist under Japanese rule. Namuwiki says he was from Sakju, North Pyongan, and was arrested and imprisoned for leading the 1919 March First independence demonstrations in his hometown of Changseong. The same source says that after continuing anti-Japanese activity and fund-raising he was arrested again in 1920 and sentenced to two years and six months.
Namuwiki says that after being released crippled by torture, he went into exile in Shanxi, China, and continued resisting. In 1990 the Korean government posthumously awarded him the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal (Aejok-jang). The official merit archive of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs could not be searched directly in this research, so please treat the award details as provisional and check them against the merit record. His dates are unknown, and why both Sakju and Changseong appear is unconfirmed.
That he belongs to the Geochang Jang clan also rests on Namuwiki alone. He is included because it lists him as a modern member of the clan, and his clan seat should not be taken as settled until a genealogy or merit record confirms it.
His merit record, exact area of activity and clan seat should be checked against the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs merit archive and genealogies.
His grave could not be confirmed.