Yang Gi-tak

Yang Gi-tak 양기탁 梁起鐸
9th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office 1933–1935
Preceded by	Yi Dongnyeong
Succeeded by	Yi Dongnyeong
Personal details
Born	April 2, 1871 Kangsŏ, P'yŏngan-do, Joseon
Died	April 20, 1938 (aged 67) Jiangsu, China
Nationality	Korean

Yang Gi-tak
Hangul	양기탁
Hanja	梁起鐸
Revised Romanization	Yang Gi-tak
McCune–Reischauer	Yang Kit'ak
Pen name
Hangul	우강
Hanja	雩岡
Revised Romanization	Ugang
McCune–Reischauer	Ugang

Yang Gi-tak (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.

Korea Daily News

Korea Daily News - Front Page

In 1904, Yang and British journalist Ernest Bethell first published Daehan Maeil Sinbo (Hangul: 대한매일신보), the newspaper which took an antagonistic views about Japanese reign. The paper illuminated many Koreans who were unaware of the problem, and also played a key role in leading the National Debt Repayment Movement.

New People's Association

In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the New People's Association (Hangul: 신민회; Hanja: 新民會; RR: Sinminhoe) to promote industry and Korean independence.^[1]

Notes

1. 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.