Yang Kit'ak (; April 2, 1871 – April 20, 1938) was one of the leaders of

Korean independence movement The Korean independence movement was a series of diplomatic and militant efforts to liberate Korea from Japanese rule. The movement began around the late 19th or early 20th century, and ended with the surrender of Japan in 1945. As independence a ...

who served as the 9th president of the

Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea The Korean Provisional Government (KPG), formally the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (), was a Korean government-in-exile based in Republic of China (1912–1949), China during Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese rule over K ...

from 1933 to 1935.

''The Korea Daily News''

In 1904, Yang and British journalist

Ernest Bethell Ernest Thomas Bethell (3 November 1872 – 1 May 1909) was a British journalist. He founded a newspaper that advocated for Korean independence from Japan, ''The Korea Daily News.'' He is also known by his Korean name (). Arrival in Korea In 19 ...

first published ''Daehan Maeil Sinbo'' (), the newspaper publicly opposed Japanese actions in Korea. He and the newspaper played a significant role in the

National Debt Repayment Movement The National Debt Repayment Movement () was a 1907 to 1908 fundraising campaign in the Korean Empire, done as part of the Korean independence movement. The movement and its records were designated part of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme ...

New People's Association

In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the

New People's Association The New People's Association () was a Korean independence movement, Korean independence activist organization established in April 1906 in the Korean Empire. The organization was formed by social activists such as Ahn Changho, Sin Chaeho, Park Eu ...

to promote industry and Korean independence.

Carter J. Eckert Carter J. Eckert (1945 – December 2024) was an American historian who specialized in Korean history. He was the Yoon Se Young Professor of History of Korea, Korean History at Harvard University. Early life and education Eckert was born in Chi ...

Ki-baik Lee Ki-baik Lee (; 1924–2004) was a Korean historian. He was born in Jeongju-gun, in North Pyeongan province in what is today North Korea. He graduated from the Osan School in 1941, attending Waseda University in Tokyo but ultimately graduating fr ...

, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, ''Korea Old and New: A History'' (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 246.

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1871 births 1938 deaths Government officials of the Korean Empire Members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea The Dong-A Ilbo people {{Korea-bio-stub