Cho Man-sik
Joe Man-sik is an independent activist in Korea and an educator, religious person, journalist, civil society organization, politician during the Japanese colonial period. After he returned to Protestantism at the age of 22, he was engaged in commerce and religious activities. In 1919, he was imprisoned for 3 million years of exile and failure to leave China. He also taught at Osan School to teachers and principals. Under the Japanese colonial rule, he led the education activities, the promotion of the product, the establishment of the university by the private capital in Korea, the establishment of the YMCA Pyongyang branch, and the Shingan society. On August 15, 1945, he received support from the people and participated in the Founding Committee of the Founding Committee of the Founding Committee. In November, he created the first Protestant party in Korea, the Democratic Party of Korea, and served as the first governor. In December 1945, he organized a campaign against the trusteeship. He was imprisoned in Pyongyang Koryo Hotel in 1946 and murdered by the Kim Il Sung aides during the Korean War. He was a leading Protestant nationalist in North Korea in the emancipation area and gained wide support from the people including Pyongan Protestants.