Mangu Cemetery for Independence Patriots - Tomb of O Se-chang

The Mangu Cemetery for Independence Patriots is a historic site containing the tombs of eight independence activists who were honoured with state decorations for their devotion to Korea's self-determination and independence in resistance against Japanese colonial rule. It carries commemorative value in handing down the spirit of the anti-Japanese independence movement and in recalling its historical lessons. O Se-chang took part as one of the 33 national representatives in the March First Movement, for which he was arrested by the Japanese police and endured three years of imprisonment at Seodaemun Prison. After liberation, he held important posts including membership of the Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence, and on 15 August 1946 he received back the royal seal of the Korean Empire from Japan as a national representative. When Kim Ku, known by his pen name Baekbeom, was assassinated, O served as chairman of his funeral committee. He remained active as a respected elder statesman of the nation right up to the day of his death, an independence activist to the last.

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Where it is

Region

Guri, Gyeonggi

Designation

Registered Cultural Heritage · 국가등록문화유산