지청천 池靑天

Independence fighter and Commander-in-Chief of the Korean Liberation Army

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Life1888 ~ 1957
Era일제강점기·대한민국
Clan충주 지씨

Life & career

Ji Cheong-cheon (born Ji Dae-hyeong, pen name Baeksan) was an independence fighter who, after graduating from the Japanese Army Academy, is said to have left to wage armed anti-Japanese struggle in Manchuria. He led the Korean Independence Army and, when the Korean Liberation Army was founded in 1940, became its commander-in-chief.

After liberation he served in the Constituent Assembly and as the first Minister without Portfolio, and in 1962 was awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation (Presidential Medal). His son Ji Dal-su and daughter Ji Bok-yeong were also decorated.

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