What is Kim Gu?
{{korean name|Kim}} '''Kim Gu''' ([[Hangul]]: 김구, July 11, 1876 – June 26, 1949) was a [[Korea]]n independence activist and [[politician]]. He was the [[President]] of the [[Provisional Government]] of the Republic of Korea three times. Kim was the 6th, 12th, and 13th (and final) president. He was the leader of the Korean [[independence]] movement against [[Japan]]ese [[Imperialism]] and a [[reunification]] [[activist]]. Kim was also called '''Baekbeom'''. It was his [[pen name]]. He is a well respected person to many Korean people. Prime Minister 1921 to 1927 and Interior Minister of [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]] 1923 to 1924. ==Early life== Kim was born in Hwanghae, [[Korea]] in 1876. At the age of 15, he studied the [[Chinese language]]. (한학; 漢學). In 1893, he joined the [[Donghak]] movement. He became the [[region]]al leader for Haeju. The next year, while he was leading the [[Donghak Peasant Revolution]], he went to [[Manchuria]] to escape from Japanese soldiers. In 1896, he returned to Korea and killed Josuke Tsuchida, a Japanese [[soldier]]. He killed Tsuchida as [[wikt:revenge|revenge]] for the 1895 [[assassination]] of [[Empress Myeongseong]] of the [[Korean Empire]]. Empress Myeongseong was killed by [[Miura Goro]], a Japanese assassin. After the [[March 1st Movement]] in 1919, Kim Gu [[exile]]d himself to [[Shanghai, China]]. He joined the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. From that time, he started fighting against Japanese Imperialism. He wanted independence for Korea. He [[organization|organized]] the [[Korea Patriotic Legion]]. It was a [[nationalist]] group. He told [[Yoon Bong-Gil]] to [[bomb]] the [[ceremony]] for the [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor's]] [[birthday]] at [[Hongkeou Park]] in Shanghai. Also, he had Lee Bong-chang try to kill the Japanese [[Emperor Shōwa|Emperor Hirohito]] in [[Tokyo]]. This ended up with [[failure]]. Kim also created the [[Korean Liberation Army]]. He was re-[[election|elected]] several times as the leader of the Provisional Govern