Kim Gu (An Alternate East Asia)

Kim Gu (김구; 金九; Kim Koo or Kim Ku  Korean pronunciation:  [kimɡu]; also known by his pen name Baekbeom (백범; 白凡; [pɛkpʌm]), August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1962) was a Korean statesman, enlightenment activist, minister of education, mayor and president. He was the fourth Colonial Governor of Manchuria, the second Minister of Education, the fourteenth mayor of Seoul, and the third President of Korea, a leader of the opposition to the Grand Nationalist Party where he helped establish the Democratic Party as a head for the advancement of true democracy in Korea.

Kim Gu was President of Kroea from 1933 to 1953 winning four consecutive five-year-terms. Having always been very good friends with Emperor Ulwha since 1905, which was 21 years before he became emperor he used his friendship to enact reforms that would still keep the Emperor as an advisor to the people but would help advance democracy in Korea.

During his time as President of Korea, he made rapid economic reforms rapidly directing the country out of the Great Depression which had already severely hurt Korea by the time his presidency started. He would also lead the country through World War II and the Japanese Invasion turning the tide of war against the Japanese and turning Korea into the United States greatest Asian ally becoming a major player in the Allies in World War II. During the post-war years while an increasing of opposition in the Assembly hampered his effectiveness in domestic policy, his effectiveness in foreign policy was not at all diminished, securing Manchuria as its own soverign nation, becoming one of the six members on the UN Security Council and securing massive reconstruction aid from the United States. While the country did mostly recover from the war by 1952, the economic advancement wasn't enough and his loss in popularity from the stalemate of the Sino-Manchurian War hurt his legacy when he left office. By the time of his death his reputation had been fully rebuilt and he is regarded as the best statesman Korea has ever had. Kim Gu's policy of the New Constitutional Korea, establishing a new constitution increasing the power of the democracy while increasing the legitimacy of the monarchy turning the monarch into a senior policy advisor.