| Honorific Prefix: | The Right Honourable | ||||||||||||||
| Yang Gi-tak 양기탁 | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Order: | 4th President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | January, 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End: | April 29, 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Yi Sang-ryong | ||||||||||||||
| Successor: | Yi Dongnyeong | ||||||||||||||
| Order2: | Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start2: | October, 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End2: | October, 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor2: | Kim Ku | ||||||||||||||
| Successor2: | Ryu Dong-ryeol | ||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Kangsŏ, P'yŏngan-do, Joseon | ||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||
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Yang Gi-tak (; April 2, 1871 – April 20, 1938) was one of the leaders of Korean independence movement who served as the 9th president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1933 to 1935.
See main article: article and The Korea Daily News. In 1904, Yang and British journalist Ernest Bethell first published Daehan Maeil Sinbo, the newspaper publicly opposed Japanese actions in Korea. He and the newspaper played a significant role in the National Debt Repayment Movement.
In 1907, Yang played a key role in organizing the New People's Association to promote industry and Korean independence.[1]