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The People's Joint Association was a mass organization started in 1897 of Korean independence activists in the Korean Empire. It was done as part of Independence Club.
 Meeting of the People's Joint Association | |
| Formation | 1897 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Jongno District, Seoul, Joseon |
| Dissolved | 1899 |
| Purpose | Korean independence activism |
Parent organization | Independence Club |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 만민공동회, 관민공동회 |
| Hanja | 萬民共同會, 官民共同會 |
| Revised Romanization | Manmingongdonghoe, Gwanmingongdonghoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Manmingongdonghoe, Kwanmingongdonghoe |
The first People's Joint Association was a congress was held by the Independence Club,[1] and the later part of the congress was Korean peoples autonomy. Its founders were Seo Jae-pil, Yun Chi-ho, and Lee Sang-jae.
Description
editManmingongdonghoi's vip members were Seo Jae-pil, Yu Gil-chun, Yun Chi-ho, Ahn Chang-ho, Lee Sang-jae, Syngman Rhee.
Manmingongdongheo was first held on 1896. On 10 March 1897, they criticised the Russian intervention. Ten thousand Seoul citizens attended the congress. Within ten days, the Korean Empire government agreed to the decisions of Manmingongdonghoe and Russia conceded to Korean order. The congress grew more and more, and insisted on various rights of people and protection of concessions from the great Powers.
Gojong ordered Lee Jong-gun, special officer of Gungnaebu to dissolve the joint but, Lee participated in it and became a member.[2]
first congress was Independence Club also latter part congress was Korean peoples autonomy.[3]
On 12 October, the congress succeed in founding a reform-minded government composed of innovative officials such as Mihn Yong-hwan and Park Jeong-yang. The new government agreed to establish a national assembly. However pro-Russians and conservatives who hated Manmingongdonghoe, spread a rumor that the congress will revolt and expel Emperor Gojong.[4] Gojong surprised and ordered the troops to dissolve the congress.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ People's Joint Association Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today (in Korean)
- ^ "이종건". terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "seo brisbane". Friday, 13 January 2017
- ^ a b People's joint association Archived 11 April 2013 at archive.today (in Korean)
Further reading
edit- Oh Se-ung, Dr. Philip Jaisohn's Reform Movement, 1896-1898: A Critical Appraisal of the Independence Club, University Press of America, 1995, ISBN 0819199141
External links
edit- 독립신문과 만민공동회[permanent dead link] (in Korean)
- People's joint association (in Korean)
- People's joint association (in Korean)
- "헌법 기원은 만민공동회 '헌의6조'" 연합뉴스 (in Korean)
- 서울지역 대학생들 서울역서 만민공동회…“朴 응답하라” Go발뉴스 2013.02.05 (in Korean)
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