Yang Gi-tak (April 2 1871 – April 20 1938) was one of the leaders of Korean independence movement who served as the 9th president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1933 to 1935. In 1904 Yang and British journalist Ernest Bethell first published Daehan Maeil Sinbo (Hangul: 대한매일신보) the newspaper which took an antagonistic views about Japanese reign.
birth date
1871-04-02
birth place
Joseon, Pyongan, Kangso-guyok
death date
1938-04-20
death place
China, Jiangsu
order in office
9th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
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