Founding of the Independence Club and Launch of the Dongnip Sinmun
Seo Jae-pil and others founded the Dongnip Sinmun (The Independent) newspaper and the Independence Club, advocating national independence and civil rights, and erected the Independence Gate where the Chinese envoy had once been received.
Key developments
- 1896.4Independent Newspaper Founded
Seo Jaepil founded the Independent (Dongnip Sinmun), Korea's first modern civilian newspaper, published in both Korean and English.
- 1896.7Independence Club Founded
Seo Jaepil, Yi Sangjae, and others founded the Independence Club to promote national sovereignty and civil rights.
- 독립문 건립Independence Gate Built
The old gate used to welcome Qing envoys was demolished and replaced with the Independence Gate, symbolizing liberation from Qing suzerainty.
- 만민공동회All-People's Assembly
The All-People's Assembly co-organized by the Independence Club passed the Six Articles of Joint Resolution, demanding the establishment of a parliament.
- 1898년 해산Forced Dissolution
Under pressure from conservatives and the Imperial Association, Gojong forcibly dissolved the Independence Club.