Sakuradamon incident (1932)
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The Sakuradamon incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Hirohito on January 8, 1932, at the gate Sakuradamon in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.
Sakuradamon incident | |
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Part of the Korean independence movement | |
Location | 35.67787°N 139.75311°E / 35.67787; 139.75311 |
Planned by | Korean Patriotic Organization |
Commanded by | Kim Ku |
Target | Emperor Hirohito |
Date | January 8, 1932 |
Executed by | Lee Bong-chang |
Outcome | Emperor is unharmed, Lee arrested and executed |
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Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 이봉창의사 의거 or 도쿄의거[1] or 사쿠라다문의거[2] | ||||||
Hanja | 李奉昌義士 義擧 or 東京義擧 or 櫻田門義擧 | ||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||
Kanji | 桜田門事件 | ||||||
Hiragana | さくらだもんじけん | ||||||
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The attack was carried out by Korean independence activist Lee Bong-chang, a member of the Korean Patriotic Organization. Lee threw a grenade at the Japanese Emperor, but the grenade failed to kill him. Lee was promptly arrested, tried, sentenced, and executed on October 10, 1932. He is now remembered as a martyr in South Korea, where the attack is sometimes referred to as the Patriotic Deed of Lee Bong-chang (Korean: 이봉창의사 의거).[3][4][5]
In the aftermath of the attack, Japanese authorities stepped up their search for Kim Ku and other members of the Korean Provisional Government, which had funded the operation.