Apolinario Mabini vs Yi Wan-yong

Mabini wrote the 'Constitutional Program of the Philippine Republic' in 1898, outlining the principles of the revolutionary government. His writings influenced the Malolos Constitution and the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.

Apolinario Mabini was appointed as the first Prime Minister of the First Philippine Republic on January 2, 1899, by President Emilio Aguinaldo. He served as the de facto head of government during the Philippine-American War.

Mabini was captured by American forces on December 10, 1901, and exiled to Guam. He refused to swear allegiance to the United States, remaining a symbol of resistance. He was allowed to return to the Philippines in 1903.

Apolinario Mabini died of cholera on May 13, 1903, shortly after returning from exile in Guam. His death at age 38 cut short his political career, but he is remembered as the 'Sublime Paralytic' and a key intellectual of the Philippine Revolution.

Yi Wan-yong, as Minister of Education, was one of five Korean ministers who signed the Eulsa Treaty, which made Korea a protectorate of Japan. This treaty stripped Korea of its diplomatic sovereignty and was widely opposed by the Korean public and many officials.

As Prime Minister, Yi Wan-yong supported the Japanese demand to disband the Korean Imperial Army. This action left Korea defenseless against Japanese control and sparked the Righteous Army uprising, a guerrilla resistance movement.

Yi Wan-yong, as Prime Minister of Korea, signed the treaty that formally annexed Korea into the Japanese Empire. The treaty was signed under duress and without the consent of King Gojong, leading to Yi's condemnation as a traitor by many Koreans.