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Mon, June 1, 2020 | 15:44
Independence fighter Kim Byung-gil passed away at 96
Independence fighter Kim Byung-gil passed away at 96
Kim Byung-gil, an independence fighter during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial era, died of a stroke Thursday. According to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Busan Office, Friday, Kim passed away from a stroke at the Busan Veterans Hospital, Thursday. He was 96.
Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-08-11 16:04
Lee Min-hwa, start-up pioneer and entrepreneurship educator, dies at 66
Lee Min-hwa, start-up pioneer and entrepreneurship educator, dies at 66
Lee Min-hwa, a start-up pioneer, entrepreneurship professor and prolific writer about innovation, died of a heart attack on Saturday. He was 66.
Park Si-soo | 2019-08-04 13:14
Former lawmaker Chung found dead
Former lawmaker Chung found dead
Chung Doo-un, former lawmaker of the Saenuri Party, the predecessor of the now main opposition Liberty Korea Party, was found dead on a mountain in Seoul, Tuesday.
Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-07-16 21:44
Ex-dictator Chun's elder brother dies at 90
Ex-dictator Chun's elder brother dies at 90
Chun, a former police officer, amassed a massive fortune in the 1980s by taking advantage of cozy ties with the government and business leaders. He was said to be the “de facto owner” of Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market, the biggest fisheries market in Seoul.
Park Si-soo | 2019-07-03 13:10
Moon pays tribute to late first lady Lee Hee-ho
Moon pays tribute to late first lady Lee Hee-ho
President Moon Jae-in places flowers in front of a portrait of the late former first lady Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former liberal President Kim Dae-jung, at her home in Donggyo-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, Sunday, after he arrived back in the capital following an eight-day tour of Finland, Norway and Sweden. Yonhap
Jung Da-min | 2019-06-16 18:01
Koreans bid farewell to ex-first lady
Koreans bid farewell to ex-first lady
South Koreans bid their last farewell to late former first lady Lee Hee-ho on Friday, in honor of her contribution to inter-Korean reconciliation efforts and the enhancement of women's rights. Lee died at the age of 96 late Monday while suffering from liver cancer. She was the widow of former liberal President Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the "sunshine policy" of engaging N...
2019-06-14 12:01
Former President Kim Dae-jung's wife, political partner dies
Former President Kim Dae-jung's wife, political partner dies
Lee Hee-ho, former President Kim Dae-jung's widow and a long-time fighter for women's rights in South Korea died Tuesday. She was 97.
Park Ji-won | 2019-06-11 17:19
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  • Lee Hee-ho: Woman stood for Kim Dae-jung
  • The Korea Times and former first lady Lee Hee-ho
The Korea Times and former first lady Lee Hee-ho
The Korea Times and former first lady Lee Hee-ho
Lee Hee-ho, the late first lady and women's rights activist, and her husband former President Kim Dae-jung had a special attachment to The Korea Times.
Park Ji-won | 2019-06-11 17:19
  • Pyongyang to deliver condolence message, flowers for late first lady's funeral
  • Lee Hee-ho: Woman stood for Kim Dae-jung
  • Former President Kim Dae-jung's wife, political partner dies
Ex-first lady remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women's rights
Ex-first lady remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women's rights
The late former first lady Lee Hee-ho was a lifelong political companion of her late husband Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the "sunshine policy" of engaging North Korea, and a pioneer for women's rights. Lee died at the age of 96 on Monday after battling liver cancer, according to her aides.
2019-06-11 09:35
  • Ex-President Kim Dae-jung's widow dies
Ex-President Kim Dae-jung's widow dies
Ex-President Kim Dae-jung's widow dies
Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died Monday. She was 96. YonhapFormer President Kim Dae-jung and his wife Lee Hee-ho talk to each other in their house in this Aug. 12, 1993, file photo. YonhapLee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died Monday at the age of 96, according to her aides.She had been hospitalized at a Seoul hospital while b...
2019-06-11 07:23
  • Ex-first lady remembered as political buttress for husband, pioneer for women's rights
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