Hwang Tae-seong

Hwang Tae-seong (黃太成, birth name 黃泰成, April 27, 1906 – December 14, 1963) was a Korean independence activist during Japanese colonial rule and a former vice minister of trade of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was also known as Hwang Dae-yong (黃大用).

On December 14, 1963, he was executed by firing squad at Seoul Prison in what is known as the Hwang Tae-seong incident. His remains were interred in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Major career and activities

• Born April 27, 1906, in Sangju County, North Gyeongsang Province
• 1921: Entered Gyeongseong First Public High School
• 1924: Expelled after a student boycott protesting the Japanese principal
• 1925: Entered the commerce department of Gyeongseong Yeonhui College, then was expelled
• 1927: Participated in the formation of the North Gyeongsang Committee of the Korean Communist Party. Active in the Singanhoe in Gimcheon
• 1929: Served as chief coordinator of the Gwangju Student Movement in the Gyeongseong area. Arrested by Japanese police and imprisoned for two years. After his release, resumed activities in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province
• 1935: Arrested by Japanese police and imprisoned for three years and six months
• 1944: At the request of the Japanese Governor-General's Office, served as the person in charge of South and North Jeolla provinces for the Korean Independence League organized by Yeo Unhyeong
• 1945: Active in the Korean Communist Party
• October 1946: Moved north
• 1948: Elected a delegate to the First Supreme People's Assembly at the South Korean People's Representatives Congress in Haeju, Hwanghae Province. Afterwards served as director of the Local Administration Bureau of the , vice minister of the and vice minister of the , and then as vice minister of the and acting Minister of Trade