Jeon Tae-il
South Korean activist
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Jeon Tae-il was a South Korean sewing worker and workers' rights activist who committed suicide by self-immolation at the age of 22 in protest at the poor working conditions of South Korean factories during the Third Republic era. Wikipedia
Born: September 28, 1948, Namsan-dong, Daegu, South Korea
Died: November 13, 1970 (age 22 years), Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Siblings: Jeon Tae-sam and Jeon Soon-ok
Parents: Lee So-sun and Jeon Sang-su