Activism · Business · 1967–2013
Born: 11 September 1967 · Died: 26 July 2013 · Age at death: 45
Sung Jae-gi died aged 45. He was born on 11 September 1967 and died on 26 July 2013.
South Korean men's rights activist who founded the group Man of Korea and died in a protest stunt in 2013
Did you know?He died during a televised protest where he jumped into the Han River to highlight his organisation’s financial difficulties.
Sung Jae-gi was one of the most visible campaigners for men's rights in South Korea. He founded the group Man of Korea to argue that men faced discrimination in areas such as family law, military service and divorce. His views were controversial and sparked fierce public debate about gender equality in the country. He became widely known for staging attention-grabbing protests to publicise his cause. His death in 2013, after a protest jump from a bridge into the Han River, brought national attention to his group and to questions about the safety of such stunts.
Sung Jae-gi (Korean: 성재기;; September 11, 1967 – July 26, 2013) was a South Korean men's rights activist. Sung was the leader of various masculinist and anti-feminist organizations, including the Association of Anti-Feminism and Male Liberation, Association for the Abolition of the Ministry of Women, and Man of Korea.
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South Korean activist, born 1967
Sung Jae-gi was born in Daegu on 11 September 1967.
He founded the group Man of Korea.
He campaigned on men's rights issues.
He died in 2013 after jumping from a bridge in Seoul.
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Did you know?His death followed a publicity stunt to raise funds for his group.
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