Kim Du-han

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Kim Du-han
Hangul:	김두한
Hanja:	金斗漢
Revised Romanization:	Gim Du-han
McCune-Reischauer:	Kim Tuhan

Kim Du-han, also spelled Kim Doo Han (1918-1972) was a Korean gangster, right-wing politician, and freedom fighter. He followed in the footsteps of his father Kim Jwa-Jin who was famously known for making an impact in the Korean Anarchist Movement and in the development of Korean nationalism during the period of Japanese rule. Involved in violent anti-communist actions in the 1940s and 1950s, he was elected to the third parliament in 1954 and joined Rhee's Liberal Party. He was also elected to the sixth parliament in 1965.

Kim was involved in several scandals, and was imprisoned by the US military regime as well as by the military regime of Park Chung-hee.