Song Jin-woo (journalist)

Song Jin-woo
Personal details
Born	(1889-05-08)8 May 1889 Damyang, South Jeolla Province, Joseon
Died	30 December 1945(1945-12-30) (aged 56) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Korea Democratic Party
Awards	Order of Merit for National Foundation, 3rd Grade
Korean name
Hangul	송진우
Hanja	宋鎭禹
Revised Romanization	Song Jinu
McCune–Reischauer	Song Chinu
Art name
Hangul	고하
Hanja	古下
Revised Romanization	Goha
McCune–Reischauer	Koha
Childhood name
Hangul	옥윤
Hanja	玉潤
Revised Romanization	Ongnyun
McCune–Reischauer	Ogyun

Song Jin-woo (Korean: 송진우, 8 May 1889 – 30 December 1945) was a Korean independence activist, journalist, and politician.^[1] His art name was Goha (고하; 古下).^[2] He was the 3rd, 6th and 8th CEO of the Dong-a Ilbo and the founding leader of the Korea Democratic Party.

In 1945, he was assassinated by Han Hyeon-woo [ko], a member of the far-right terrorist group the White Shirts Society.