Kim Du-han

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Du-han
Title Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
Term 1954 - 1965
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Du-han
McCune–Reischauer Kim Tuhan
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Uisong
McCune–Reischauer Uisong

Kim Du-han, also spelled Kim Doo-han (1918–1972) was the leader of the Korean organised crime and the son of Kim Chwa-chin, a noted Korean freedom fighter and Anarchist. His nickname was Uisong.

Life

Career

Doo Han Kim was the leader of the Jongro street gang during the Japanese occupation of Korea. He was considered to be the greatest fist fighter in Korea during his time.

After the end of Imperial Japanese rule in Korea, Kim joined Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, where he served as a politician. He was elected to the Third National Assembly in 1954 and the Sixth National Assembly in 1965.

Personal life

Kim was the grandfather of South Korean actor Song Il-gook whose mother, Kim Eul-dong, is a politician and the daughter of Kim, who was one year old when he died.


In popular culture

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