Muan-gun, Unveiling Ceremony of Memorial Plaque at Independence Activist Kim Sun-bok's Birthplace

Published 25 Sep.2023 16:05(KST)

Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) unveiled a memorial plaque for the birthplace of patriot Kim Sun-bok on the 22nd at Dongam 5-ri (Yongdong) village, Unnam-myeon.

According to the county on the 25th, about 80 people attended the unveiling ceremony, including Kim San, Governor of Muan-gun, Kim Kyung-hyun, Chairman of the County Council, village residents, descendants of the Kimhae Kim clan, and descendants of patriot Kim Sun-bok. The event proceeded in the order of unveiling, progress report, commemorative speech, congratulatory speech, and commemorative photo session.

On the 22nd, a commemorative plaque unveiling ceremony was held at the birthplace of independence activist Kim Sun-bok. <br>[Photo by Muan-gun]

On the 22nd, a commemorative plaque unveiling ceremony was held at the birthplace of independence activist Kim Sun-bok.
[Photo by Muan-gun]

Patriot Kim Sun-bok (1908.3.26?1929.10.23) was born in Dongam 5-ri, Unnam-myeon. In June 1929, while attending the 4th grade at Gwangju Public Agricultural School, the epicenter of student independence movements for the country's self-independence, she organized the Gwangju student independence movement by forming the secret student groups Dokseohoe Jungangbu and Gwangju Nonggyo Dokseohoe, expanding anti-Japanese protests. She was severely injured during a school event and later died.

More than 70 years later, her alma mater, Gwangju Public Agricultural School, honored her achievements by awarding her an honorary diploma. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs posthumously awarded her the Presidential Citation, and in 2004, she was interred in the Independence Patriots Cemetery at the National Daejeon Memorial Cemetery.

Governor Kim San said, “Through the unveiling of the memorial plaque at patriot Kim Sun-bok’s birthplace, it is our duty to emulate her dedication, who sacrificed her life for the country’s independence, to reflect on the patriotic spirit, and to ensure that this noble place is preserved and passed down to future generations.”