Kim Hyong-jik | |
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김형직 | |
 Kim in 1921 | |
| Born | (1894-07-10)10 July 1894 Mangyongdae, Joseon |
| Died | 5 June 1926(1926-06-05) (aged 31) Jilin Province, Republic of China |
| Spouse | Kang Pan Sok |
| Children | Kim Il Sung Kim Chol-ju Kim Yong-ju |
| Parent(s) | Kim Pohyŏn Lee Bo-ik |
| Relatives | Kim family |
| Kim Hyong-jik | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김형직 |
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| Hancha | 金亨稷 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeongjik |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏngjik |
Kim Hyong-jik (Korean: 김형직; 10 July 1894 – 5 June 1926) was aKorean independence activist duringJapanese rule. He was the father of theNorth Korean founderKim Il Sung, the paternal grandfather ofKim Jong Il, and a great-grandfather of the current leader of North Korea,Kim Jong Un.
Little is known about Kim. Born on 10 July 1894,[2][unreliable source?] in the small village ofMangyongdae, situated atop a peak called Mangyungbong (만경봉(萬景峰),"All-Seeing Peak") just 12 kilometers downstream on theTaedong River from Pyongyang, Kim was the son ofKim Pohyŏn (1871–1955).[3][4] Kim attended Sungshil School (평양숭실학교), which was run by American missionaries, and became a teacher at the Sunhwa school (순화학교) in Mangyongdae in 1913 and the Christian Myongsin school (명신학교) in Ponghwa-ri,Kangdong County in 1916 and later worked as a herbalpharmacist. According to the North Korean official sources, he died as a result of numerous medical problems, including third-degreefrostbite.
Kim and his wife attended Christian churches,[5] and Kim even served as a part-timeProtestant missionary.[6] It was reported that his son, Kim Il Sung, attended church services during his teenage years before becoming anatheist later in life.[5][7]
Kim Il Sung often spoke of his father's idea ofchiwŏn (지원(志遠), righteous aspirations).
Kim Jong Il's official government biography states that his grandfather was "the leader of the anti-Japanese national liberation movement and was a pioneer in shifting the direction from the nationalist movement to the communist movement in Korea".[8] Kim Hyong-jik is claimed by North Korea to have convened an important meeting of independence activists in November, 1921 memorialized at theSansong Revolutionary Site.
One also has to accept the existence of Kim Bo-hyeon (1871–1955), Kim Il-sung's grandfather, who participated in anti-Japanese activities.
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