The Righteous Corps

Japanese: 義烈団 - ぎれつだん

Kim Won Bong and others who were dissatisfied with the non-violent course of the March 1st Independence Movement organized this group in 1919 with the aim of raising the spirit of Korean independence. It was founded on November 10 of that year in Jilin Province, Manchuria, and initially had 13 members. It is said that the group's name was chosen from the Japanese meaning of "righteousness" and the Japanese meaning of "ferociousness." It advocated "the doctrine of firing bullets into the heart of Japanese imperialism," and targeted the Government-General's officials, Japanese military leaders, and pro-Japanese elements for assassination, as well as the Government-General's offices, the Oriental Takushoku Company, the Mainichi Shinpo newspaper, the police, and other institutions of colonial rule. It advocated "expelling the Wa slaves, restoring the motherland, breaking down classes, and equal land rights," and had a strong left-wing nationalist tendency.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

三･一独立運動の非暴力路線にあきたらない金元鳳らが，朝鮮独立の精神を高揚する目的で1919年に組織した団体。同年11月10日満州吉林省で結成，当初の同志は13名。正義の義と猛烈の烈を団名にしたという。〈日本帝国主義の心臓部に弾丸を打ちこむ必殺主義〉を唱え，総督府幹部，日本軍首脳，親日分子を暗殺の対象にし，総督府，東洋拓殖株式会社，《毎日申報》，警察など植民地支配の機関を破壊の対象にした。〈駆逐倭奴，光復祖国，階級打破，平均地権〉を標榜し，民族主義左派の傾向が強かった。

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