- Hong Jin
Infobox President
name=Hong Jin
nationality= Korean| order=4th President of the
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
term_start=1926
term_end=1926
predecessor=Yi Sang-ryong
successor=Yi Dong-nyung
birth_date=1877
birth_place=death_date=1946
death_place=
spouse=
party=
vicepresident=Infobox Korean name
hangul=홍면희 "later" 홍진
hanja=洪冕喜 "later" 洪震 (also 洪鎭)
rr=Hong Myeon-hui "later" Hong Jin
mr=Hong Myŏnhŭi "later" Hong ChinHong Myeon-hui (1877-1946), also known as Hong Jin, was a leader of the
Korean independence movement . He is also sometimes known by his pen name Manho (만호/晩湖, 晩悟). He was born under theJoseon Dynasty inYeongdong ,Chungcheong Province, to ayangban family of the Pungsan Hong lineage. He graduated fromKeijo Imperial University School of Law, the predecessor ofSeoul National University School of Law and had practiced law in Korea in the private practice and in the government sector as a prosecutor and a judge before joining the independence movement.Hong held a number of chief positions under the
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea during the Japanese Occupation. Under his administration as the 4th President, the provisional Korean government was recognized by theRepublic of China , France and Poland. His main theme was unity among factions of the Korean independence movement.His biography by Professor Han, Si Joon contains a detailed family tree of Hong Jin tracing back to Goryeo dynasty's Hong Ji-gyeong later known as a great master of Korean classical verse in the Joseon Dynasty. The current family jokbo contains surviving members of family who are naturalized American citizens.
*The spelling of his name in his correspondence with American dignitaries including condolence letter regarding President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death was Hong Chin instead of Hong Jin.
ee also
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List of Koreans
*History of Korea
*Korea under Japanese rule
*Korean independence movements External links
*ko icon [http://kdaq.empas.com/koreandb/history/kpeople/person_view.html?id=0014960 Empas entry]
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