Ahn Chang-ho
| Ahn Chang-ho 안창호 |
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Ahn in Los Angeles, California.
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| President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
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In office May 3, 1926 – May 16, 1926 |
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| Preceded by | Yi Dongnyeong |
| Succeeded by | Yi Dongnyeong |
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November 9, 1878 Kangso, Pyeongan, Korea |
| Died | March 10, 1938 (aged 59) Keijō Imperial University, Gyeongseong-bu, Japanese Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Lee |
| Children | 5 |
| Ahn Changho | |
| Hangul | 안창호 |
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| Hanja | 安昌浩 |
| Revised Romanization | An Changho |
| McCune–Reischauer | An Ch'angho |
Ahn Changho, sometimes An Chang-ho (Korean pronunciation: [antɕʰaŋho]; Hangul: 안창호; Hanja: 安昌浩, November 9, 1878 - March 10, 1938) was a Korean independence activist and one of the early leaders of the Korean-American immigrant community in the United States. He is also referred to as his pen name Dosan (도산; 島山 [tosʰan]). He established the Shinminhoe (New Korea Society) when he returned to Korea from the US in 1907. It was the most important organization to fight the Japanese occupation of Korea. He established the Young Korean Academy (흥사단; 興士團) in San Francisco in 1913 and was a key member in the founding of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai in 1919. Ahn is one of two men believed to have written the lyrics of the Aegukga, the South Korean national anthem. Besides his work for the Independence Movement, Dosan wanted to reform the Korean people's character and the entire social system of Korea. Educational reform and modernizing schools were two key efforts of Dosan. He was the father of actor Philip Ahn and U.S. Navy officer Susan Ahn Cuddy.
Ahn was born Ahn Ch'i-sam, on the 6th day of the 10th lunar month 1878 in Kangso Pyeongan province, in present-day South Pyongan, North Korea. His birth date is equivalent to 10 November 1878 on the Gregorian calendar but he chose to use the date 9 November 1878 on his vita. Ahn is the family name, chi is the generation marker, and sam refers to the fact that he was the third son of Ahn Kyon-jin (father), and Hwang (Mother). Dosan is of the family of the Sunheung Ahn (순흥안씨; 順興安氏) lineage.
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