Sunwoo Jin

Sunwoo Jin (Korean: 선우진; January 18, 1922 – May 17, 2009) was a Korean independence activist and politician. He served as an officer of the Korean Liberation Army. He was born in the Jeongju-gun, North Pyongan Province and comes from the Taewon Seonu clan. Jin played a major role in the Korean independence movement as the personal secretary to famous Korean activist Kim Ku. He served as his personal secretary from the period around the liberation of Korea until June 26, 1949, when he was assassinated. Jin was born in Japanese occupied Korea, in the Jeongju-gun, North Pyeongan Province. Being born ethnically Korean, he and his family was discriminated against along with many others during this period. At the age of 18, Jin attended the Changchun University in Manchuria, earning a Bachelor's degree from the Department of Law. He then sought off to the Central Military Academy where he graduated in order to prepare for his career as a member of the Korean Liberation Army. After his work as a Korean activist and service in the Korean Liberation Army, he completed another Bachelor's degree in Public Administration at the Korea National Defense University.