League of Koreans in Japan
The League of Koreans in Japan (Japanese: 在日本朝鮮人連盟, Korean: 재일조선인련맹/재일조선인연맹), abbreviated as Chōren (朝連), was an organization for Zainichi Koreans that operated between October 1945 and 1949.
在日本朝鮮人連盟 | |
Chōren headquarters (1946) | |
| Nickname | Chōren |
|---|---|
| Formation | October 15, 1945 |
| Dissolved | September 8, 1949 |
| Purpose | Coordinate repatriation of Koreans in Japan, support rights for those who remained |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Before Chōren, there had been no legal Korean-run organizations for residents since the 1920s.
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