Yang Se-bong

Yang Se-bong
양세봉
Commander-in-chief of the Korean Revolutionary Army
In office
1931–1934
Preceded byLee Jin-tak
Succeeded byKim Ho-seok
Personal details
BornJune 5, 1896
Yeonsan-dong, Seri-myeon, Cheolsan, North Pyongan Province
DiedAugust 12, 1934
Sohwang-gu, Hwanin-hyeon, Jilin, Manchuria
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeUnknown
NationalityKorean
Political partyKorean Revolutionary Party
SpouseLim Jae-sun
Yang Se-bong
Hangul
양세봉
Hanja
梁世奉
RRYang Sebong
MRYang Sebong
Art name
Hangul
벽해
Hanja
碧海
RRByeokhae
MRPyŏkhae

Yang Se-bong (Korean: 양세봉; June 5, 1896 – August 12, 1934) was a Korean independence activist and the commander-in-chief of the Korean Revolutionary Army of the National People's Prefecture, during the Japanese colonial period. General Yang Se-bong has joined several independence organization training and leading resistance fighters against the Japanese military and police in Manchuria and Korea. Yang Se-bong was a leader who was transcendent, who warmly embraced the mistakes of his subordinates and did not criticize them under any circumstances. Yang posthumously received the recipient of the Order of Merit for National Foundation.