Lee Bong-chang
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Lee Bong-chang was a Korean independence activist. In Korea, he is remembered as a martyr due to his participation in the 1932 Sakuradamon incident, in which he attempted to assassinate the Japanese Emperor Hirohito with a grenade.
Lee on December 13, 1931
Photo of the original oath that Lee wrote
Statue of Lee in Hyochang Park (2016)
Sakuradamon incident (1932)
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The Sakuradamon incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Hirohito on January 8, 1932, at the gate Sakuradamon in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.
Police gather around the spot where the grenade used in the attack landed (January 8, 1932)
Police gather around a circle marking where the grenade landed, with the Metropolitan Police Headquarters in the background (1932)
Lee under arrest (January 8, 1932)