An Jung-geun
An Jung-geun | |
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An c. 1910 | |
| Born | 2 September 1879 |
| Died | 26 March 1910 (aged 30) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Other names | Thomas (Christian name) |
| Known for | Assassination of Itō Hirobumi in 1909 |
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| Awards | Order of Merit for National Foundation (Posthumously) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 안중근 |
| Hanja | 安重根 |
| RR | An Junggeun |
| MR | An Chunggŭn |
| IPA | [ɐndʑuŋɡɯn] |
An Jung-geun (Korean: 안중근; 2 September 1879 – 26 March 1910), courtesy name An Eungchil (Korean: 안응칠; Hanja: 安應七), was a Korean independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan and Japanese Resident-General of Korea, in Harbin, China in 1909. An was imprisoned and executed by Japanese imperial forces at Lüshun Russo-Japanese Prison in 1910.
An is honored as a martyr by the governments of South Korea, North Korea, Republic of China and People's Republic of China, while the Japanese government regards him as a terrorist. The Catholic Church excommunicated him for the assassination; the excommunication was lifted in 1993.