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Sorokdo
1916Feb, 24

The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.

Sorokdo (Sorok island) is an island in Goheung, Jeolla, South Korea.

"Sorok" means "small deer", which the island's coastline, viewed from above, is supposed to resemble.

The Governor-General of Chōsen (Japanese: 朝鮮総督, romanized: Chōsen Sōtoku; Korean: 조선총독, romanized: Joseonchongdog) was the chief administrator of the Japanese colonial government in Chōsen from 1910 to 1945.

The Governor-General of Chōsen was established shortly after the Korean Empire was formally annexed by the Empire of Japan in the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 to replace the title of Resident-General. The Governor-General of Chōsen was appointed from Tokyo and accountable to the Emperor of Japan. The Governor-General of Chōsen was responsible for colonial government affairs in Chōsen, including infrastructure, culture, justice, censorship, and the suppression of the Korean independence movement.The Governor-General of Chōsen was seated in the General Government Building in Keijō after its completion in 1926.

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