page_title: Kang Woo-kyu
section_title: After death
hierarchical_section_title: Kang Woo-kyu / After death
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 구 서울역사 English: Former Seoul station This media shows the cultural heritage monument in South Korea with the number: HS-284
context_page_description: Kang Woo Kyu was a doctor of Korean medicine and a fighter for Korean independence during the Japanese colonial period. In 1919, Kang tried to assassinate Saitō Makoto, who was serving as the Governor-General of Korea, but failed.
context_section_description: Kang's remains were first buried at a cemetery in Sinsa-dong, Eunpyeong-gu. They were later moved to Suyu-ri, Jindo in 1954 and to the Seoul National Cemetery in 1967. In March 1962, Kang was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation. 
  A Chinese poem written in Kang's will just before his execution at Seodaemun Prison was preserved in the Independence Hall of Korea.
caption: The Kang Woo-kyu Statue is in front of the Seoul Station, where he threw a bomb at Saitō Makoto.
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