1932-01-08

Lee Bong-chang attempt in Tokyo

TokyoTokyo · Lee Bong-chang of the Korean Patriotic Corps attacked the Japanese emperor’s procession, bringing Korean provisional-government activism into international focus.

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  2. Lee Bong-chang attempt in TokyoCurrent record
  3. January 28 Shanghai Incident
  4. Proclamation of Manchukuo
  5. Mongolian uprising of 1932
  6. Yun Bong-gil action at Hongkou Park
  7. May 15 Incident
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Context

The Lee Bong-chang attempt connects colonial Korea to the Japanese home islands. Korean independence activism moved through Tokyo, Shanghai, and Chongqing before the wartime order hardened.

Sources and media

The Korean History Database and JACAR Japan-Korea records are the first source lane.

Media

Lee Bong-chang declarationVisual recordLee Bong-chang declarationThe declaration written by Lee Bong-chang before the Tokyo action.

Source Trail

Archive국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스Open sourcePrimary SourceJACAR · Japan Center for Asian Historical RecordsOpen sourceMedia RecordWikimedia Commons · Lee Bong-chang declaration.jpgOpen source