18 Facts About Kim Chwa-chin

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Kim Chwa-jin or Kim Jwa-jin, sometimes called by his pen name Baegya, was a Korean general, independence activist, and anarchist who played an important role in the early attempts at development of anarchism in Korea.

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Kim Chwa-chin was born in Hongseong County, Chungcheong Province on December 16,1889 as the second son of Kim Chwa-chin Hyeong-gyo.

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Kim Chwa-chin was part of a wealthy family of the Andong Kim lineage.

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Kim Chwa-chin moved to Seoul in 1905 in order to attend an Army Military Academy, later establishing the Namyeon School in 1907, where modern academic disciplines were taught.

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When Kim Chwa-chin was 18, he released 50 families of slaves when he publicly burned the slave registry and provided each family with enough land to live on.

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Kim Chwa-chin organized branches of the Korea Association and the Association for the Performing Arts in Hongseong to spread the ideology of Korean national liberation.

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Kim Chwa-chin established a northwestern academic institution with An and Yi Kap, and established the Oh Sung-sung School as its affiliated educational institution to serve as vice president.

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Kim Chwa-chin joined the Korea Justice Corps, which focused on Senol, took military responsibility, reorganized the definition group into the military department, and was recommended as the commander.

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In particular, the Northern Korean military regime led by General Kim Chwa-chin contributed greatly to the victory in Cheongsanri by winning a great victory in the Battle of Baegun Pyeongjoon, Gonjeongjeon, and Eorang Village.

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When many people moved to northern Russia on a silver lining to support the independence of small ethnic groups, Kim Chwa-chin crossed the red river.

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Kim Chwa-chin did not take office and instead concentrated only on leading the independence forces.

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In 1928, the Korea Independence Party was formed, and in 1929, when the Korean General Association was established as the successor of the new people, Kim Chwa-chin was designated as the President.

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On January 24,1930, Kim Chwa-chin Jwa-jin was assassinated by Park Sang-sil, an agent of the Japanese colonial government.

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Kim Chwa-chin had recognized and fought against Japanese imperialism from an early stage.

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In 1919 Kim Chwa-chin established the Northern military administration office army.

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General Kim Chwa-chin leads the Korean Independence Army in the Battle of Cheongsanri.

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Kim Chwa-chin was charged with organizing and leading guerrilla attacks on the Japanese.

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Kim Chwa-chin was assassinated in 1930 while repairing a rice mill the Korean Anarchist Federation had built in Shinmin.