Korean Church pays tribute to Catholic patriot
Ahn Jung-geun was a martyr who sacrificed his life for justice and peace, says Archbishop Chung
Source: ucanews.com
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Ahn Jung-geun was a martyr who sacrificed his life for justice and peace, says Archbishop Chung
Oct. 26, 1909, a year before Korea was annexed by the Japanese Empire, is remembered by Koreans as a day when independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910) pulled the trigger on Ito Hirobumi, a four-time prime minister of Japan and the first resident-general of Korea, upon his arrival in China's Harbin.
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