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{{Short description|Korean independence activist (1871–1938)}}
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| honorific_prefix    = [[The Right Honourable]]
| name                = Yang Gi-tak<br />양기탁
| nationality         = Korean
| order               = 4th President of the [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]]
| term_start          = January, 1926
| term_end            = April 29, 1926
| predecessor         = [[Yi Sang-ryong]]
| successor           = [[Yi Dongnyeong]]
| order2              = [[Prime Minister of South Korea|Prime Minister]] of the [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]]
| term_start2         = October, 1933
| term_end2           = October, 1935
| predecessor2        = [[Kim Ku]]
| successor2          = Ryu Dong-ryeol
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1871|4|2}}
| birth_place         = [[Kangsŏ]], [[Pyongan|P'yŏngan-do]], [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1938|4|20|1871|4|2|mf=y}}
| death_place         = [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]
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| module              = {{Infobox Korean name
|hangul=양기탁
|hanja={{linktext|梁|起|鐸|}}
|rr=Yang Gi-tak
|mr=Yang Kit'ak
|hangulho=우강
|hanjaho={{linktext|雩|岡|}}
|rrho=Ugang
|mrho=Ugang
| child  = yes}}
| image               = File:양기탁 선생 존영.jpg
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'''Yang Gi-tak''' ({{Korean|hangul=양기탁}}; 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.
==''The Korea Daily News''==
{{Main article|The Korea Daily News}}
In 1904, Yang and British journalist [[Ernest Bethell]] first published ''Daehan Maeil Sinbo'' ({{ko-hhrm|hangul=대한매일신보|labels=no}}), the newspaper publicly opposed Japanese actions in Korea. He and the newspaper played a significant role in the [[National Debt Repayment Movement]].
==New People's Association==
In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the [[New People's Association]] to promote industry and Korean independence.<ref>[[Carter J. Eckert]], [[Ki-baik Lee]], Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, ''Korea Old and New: A History'' (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 246.</ref>
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| before = [[Yi Sang-ryong]]
| title = [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea|Presidents of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]]
| years = 1926
| after = [[Yi Dongnyeong]]
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|before= [[Kim Ku]]
|title=[[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea|Vice Presidents of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]]
|years= 1933-1935
|after= Ryu Dong-ryeol
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[[Category:1871 births]]
[[Category:1938 deaths]]
[[Category:Government officials of the Korean Empire]]
[[Category:Members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]]
[[Category:The Dong-A Ilbo people]]
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