Independence activist and chair of the Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence
| Life | 1886 ~ 1947 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 함양 여씨 |
Yeo Un-hyeong (呂運亨, 1886–1947) of the Hamyang Yeo, pen name Mongyang, was born in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi, and is known as an 11th-generation descendant of Yeo U-gil.
In 1918 he founded the New Korea Youth Party in China and sent Kim Kyu-sik to the Paris Peace Conference; in 1919 he joined the founding of the Provisional Government in Shanghai. He later ran the Joseon Jungang Ilbo and in 1944 organised the secret Korean Independence League.
After liberation he led the Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence and worked for left-right coalition and a unified government until he was assassinated in Hyehwa-dong, Seoul, in July 1947. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation (Republic of Korea Medal) in 2008.