Yang Kit'ak

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Yang Kit'ak (Korean: 양기탁; Hanja: 梁起鐸; April 2, 1871 – April 20, 1938) was one of the leaders of Korean independence movement who served as the 9th president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1933 to 1935.

Key Information

The Right Honourable Yang Kit'ak 양기탁


4th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office January, 1926 – April 29, 1926
Preceded by	Yi Sang-ryong
Succeeded by	Yi Dongnyeong
Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office October, 1933 – October, 1935
Preceded by	Kim Ku
Succeeded by	Ryu Dong-ryeol

Personal details
Born	(1871-04-02)April 2, 1871 Kangsŏ, P'yŏngan-do, Joseon
Died	April 20, 1938(1938-04-20) (aged 67) Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Nationality	Korean

Korean name
Hangul	양기탁
Hanja	梁起鐸
RR	Yang Gitak
MR	Yang Kit'ak
Art name
Hangul	우강
Hanja	雩岡
RR	Ugang
MR	Ugang

The Korea Daily News

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In 1904, Yang and British journalist Ernest Bethell first published Daehan Maeil Sinbo (대한매일신보), the newspaper publicly opposed Japanese actions in Korea. He and the newspaper played a significant role in the National Debt Repayment Movement.

New People's Association

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In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the New People's Association to promote industry and Korean independence.^[1]

Notes

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^ Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 246.

Political offices
Preceded by Yi Sang-ryong	Presidents of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 1926	Succeeded by Yi Dongnyeong
Preceded by Kim Ku	Vice Presidents of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 1933-1935	Succeeded by Ryu Dong-ryeol

v t e Presidents of South Korea
Provisional Governments (Pre-Union) (1919)	Syngman Rhee (Seoul) • Syngman Rhee (Shanghai) • Yi Tongnyŏng (Shanghai) • Ahn Chang Ho (Shanghai) • Yi Tonghwi (Shanghai) • Mun Ch'angpŏm [ko] (Vladivostok)
Provisional Government (1919–1948)	Syngman Rhee‡ • Yi Tongnyŏng • Pak Ŭnsik • Yi Yup'il [ko] • Yi Sangnyong • Yang Kit'ak • Yi Tongnyŏng • Ahn Chang Ho • Yi Tongnyŏng • Hong Chin • Kim Ku • Yi Tongnyŏng • Song Pyŏngjo [ko] • Yi Tongnyŏng • Kim Ku • Syngman Rhee
First Republic (1948–1960)	Syngman Rhee • Ho Chong
Second Republic (1960–1961)	Kwak Sang-hoon • Ho Chong • Baek Nak-jun • Yun Po-sun
Military Junta (1961–1963)	Park Chung Hee
Third Republic (1963–1972)	Park Chung Hee
Fourth Republic (1972–1981)	Park Chung Hee • Choi Kyu-hah • Park Choong-hoon • Chun Doo-hwan
Fifth Republic (1981–1988)	Chun Doo-hwan
Sixth Republic (1988–present)	Roh Tae-woo • Kim Young-sam • Kim Dae-jung • Roh Moo-hyun † • Goh Kun • Lee Myung-bak • Park Geun-hye ‡ • Hwang Kyo-ahn • Moon Jae-in • Yoon Suk Yeol ‡ • Han Duck-soo† • Choi Sang-mok • Han Duck-soo • Lee Ju-ho • Lee Jae Myung
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