Kim Chwa-chin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kim Chwa-chin

South Korean anarchist

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1889

Place of Birth: Hongseong County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea

Date of Death: 24-Jan-1930

Profession: politician, autobiographer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kim Chwa-chin or Kim Chwa-jin (December 16, 1889 – January 24, 1930), sometimes called by his pen name Baekya, was a Korean general, independence activist, and anarchist who played an important role in the early attempts at development of anarchism in Korea.Kim was born to a wealthy family of the Andong Kim lineage in Hongseong County, Chungcheong province.
His father was Kim Hyeong-gyu.
When Kim was 18, he released 50 families of slaves when he publicly burned the slave registry and provided each family with enough land to live on.
This was the first emancipation of slaves in modern Korea.