Yang Gi-tak

Who was Yang Gi-tak?

Yang Gi-tak 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.

In 1904, Yang and British journalist Ernest Bethell first published Daehan Maeil Sinbo, 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.

In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the New People's Association to promote industry and Korean independence.