Yi Tjoune

Yi Chun (; December 18, 1859 – July 14, 1907), name sometimes rendered Yi Tjoune, was a Korean prosecutor and diplomat and the father of the North Korean politician Lee Yong.

Early life Yi Chun was born in 1859 in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province, Joseon. He is of the Jeonju Yi clan. In time, however, Japanese newspapers suggested that he was killed by Japanese spies.

The mission had already failed. However, the three Koreans succeeded in receiving worldwide attention due to a press conference and coverage in an independent newspaper which reported on the Peace Conference. The direct result of their mission was that the Korean Emperor, Gojong was forced to resign in favor of his son Sunjong.

Legacy Yi was buried at the Nieuw Eykenduynen cemetery in The Hague. His remains were exhumed on September 26, 1963 and transferred to South Korea and there reburied. A grand memorial was established in 1977 at the site of his initial burial. On several occasions postage stamps have been issued by North Korea honoring Yi Jun.

The former hotel De Jong, where Yi died, is now the Yi Jun Peace Museum.