Johan Lee

Johannes "Johan" Lee (born Lee Kyung-soo; Chinese: 李慶洙; Lǐ Qìngzhū; Korean: 이경수; I Gyeongsu) February 28, 1935 - April 8, 1955) was a Tsengian university student and communist known for assassinating Pierre Huang-li on August 1, 1954. He immediately killed the president and tried to escape but was caught and was sentenced to death in Safong Island Prison. However, before his execution could take place, he got into a fight and was killed in the process.

Today, the legacy of Lee is extremely controversial. The sympathizers said that Lee is a hero, defeating the capitalist Huang-li and saving Tseng from total capitalism, while the opposers say that Lee was an evil man that harmed the reputation of the communist movement, although the opposers are a huge majority.

Early life
Lee Kyung-soo was born in Halyk (modern Yangjiao), a small town about 12 km (7.4 mi) north from Der Willemstad (modern Lizhong), Dutch Tseng. on February 28, 1935. His parents immigrated from Korea in 1933 after Lee's father got a job. Lee went to a Dutch school, and was forced to take on the name "Johan". However, when the Japanese arrived in 1938, Lee changed his name again to Yamada Satō (山田佐藤). Lee reverted the Japanese name back to Johan Lee in 1944.

Political views
Lee was influenced by his father (who was a socialist) and spent time reading Marxism and Leninism, and seeing Pierre Huang-li's two-term right-wing presidency, Lee was angry. He joined the radical Tongzhi Wing of the People's Democratic Party in 1951, and all of them plotted to kill Huang-li. Lee was given the job due to his unsuspecting age and calm demeanor.

Assassination
"Main article: Assassination of Pierre Huang-li"On July 27, 1954, Lee boarded a bus from Meihua City to Tseng City after hearing about a speech Huang-li would give on August 1. Wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase that held the gun he bought in Meihua City, Lee checked into the Hotel Marin on July 29, and was given room 568: a perfect shot for an assassination.

On August 1, Huang-li gave the speech, and while talking, Lee shot three times: 1 that killed a bodyguard, 1 that killed Huang-li, and 1 that went into the crowd. When Lee saw it was a success, he immediately tried to leave. He was spotted by a lobby boy as Lee was at the 3rd floor, and seeing that Lee still had his pistol, called the authorities. Lee attempted to strangle the boy but was caught and sentenced to death at Safong Island Prison, the highest-level prison in Tseng.

Death
His execution was set to be sometime in mid-to-late 1956, however, on April 8, 1955, Lee and another prisoner, Jack Chan (戰俊士) got in a fight in the showers, and Lee was beaten to death. Chan was executed two months later.