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Kim Yeo-baek (May 17, 1898) was active in the Yeonhae provinces and Manchuria during the Japanese occupation.

Life
The hometown was Gyeongseong-gun, Hamgyeongbuk-do, but when he was young, he had already moved to the Yeonhae region of Russia. He was educated in Russia, graduating from Nicholsk Primary School in 1909 and Nicholsk Middle School in 1914.

Later, in 1921, he ran a grain dealer in Vladivostok. Around this time, there is a record that he served as an employee of the education industry at the headquarters of Nicholsk Ganhwa Association, a Korean organization established after the Shinhan Village disaster. Ganhwahoe, which was mainly participated by merchants from North Hamgyong Province, was an organization created under the control of Japan.

Since the mid-1920s, it has been active in China's Heilongjiang Province, which borders Russia. In 1926, one-sided Joseon became the chairman of the Korean Residents' Association and emerged as the community leader  of the Korean community in the region.

The Korean Residents' Association was established by the Japanese colonial government to efficiently control Koreans in Manchuria, and in particular, the Bukmanju area, where Kim Yeo-baek settled, filled the gap with private organizations due to the lack of Japanese administrative power.

In 1930, while serving as chairman of the Korean People's Association, Kim arrested four people, including Yoo Chang-deok of the anti-Japanese group Ministry of the People's Republic of Korea, and asked the Japanese consulate to launch a punitive force. This was possible because the Armed Self-Defense Force, an armed group, was organized under the direct control of the Korean People's Association. Kim led the armed organization and acted as an avant-garde for the anti-Japanese activists who arrested him. At this time, Kim Jwa-jin's modest Yoo Chang-deok was captured by Kim Yeo-baek and imprisoned in Jilin's prison, and in 1990, he was awarded the National Medal of Merit for National Foundation by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

The Korean People's Association also played a role in promoting the founding spirit of Manchukuo when the Japanese puppet government, Manchukuo, was founded. Kim Yeo-baek, who served as chairman of the organization, was awarded the Manchukuo National Public Service Medal in 1934 in recognition of his contribution to maintaining security. In the same year, he also served as a director at an organization called the Founding Society of Chosun In Middle School.

In 1936, he became the chairman of Harbin's Joseon People's Association, and it was confirmed that he lived in Harbin until 1940, but his future career is unknown.

It was included in 2007 when the Korean Committee for Pro-Japanese Anti-National Act released a list of 195 pro-Japanese anti-national acts. It is also included in the overseas section of the list of prospective candidates to be included in the pro-Japanese life dictionary released by the Institute for National Affairs in 2008.

Reference

 * Yoo Chang-deok: Merit of Independence - Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
 * Yoo Chang-deok: Merit of Independence - Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs