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Lee Myung-bak, often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean politician and business executive who served as the tenth president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. A member of the then Saenuri Party, he was the mayor of Seoul from 2002 to 2006. Before entering politics, he was the chief executive officer of Hyundai Engineering and Construction.

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business · President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013 · politician · businessperson · also Lee Myung-bak, Myung-Bak Lee, Tsukiyama Akihiro, MB, Myung-bak

Born 19 December 1941 · Q14342

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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (2011).
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Awarded Order of Zayed (2011).
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2018· 2 entries

2018Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee was arrested and his involvement in BBK and DAS was confirmed by the same prosecutor's office

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2018Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee was arrested for charges related to BBK

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2011· 4 entries

Jun 15, 2011Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (2011).

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Jun 15, 2011Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of Zayed (2011).

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Jan 1, 2011Documented record76% confidence

“s aims were to provide or improve water security, improve flood control, and restore ecosystem vitality. It was first announced as part of the”

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2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee received an honorary degree from Paris Diderot University

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2010· 2 entries

2010Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

At Brussels, drawing member nation support for the South Korean government's stance on North Korea's nuclear issue and stability in Northeast Asia

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2010Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Allowed students to repay tuition loans after securing sufficient income, thereby reducing the financial burden on students from low-income families

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2009· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2009Documented record84% confidence

Won Order of the Golden Eagle (2009).

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2009Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Alone, Lee visited 14 countries, including the U

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2008· 1 entry

Jan 1, 2008Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: President of South Korea (2008–2013).

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2007· 2 entries

2007Source gives the year onlyCampaignDocumented record76% confidence

Campaign: 2007 presidential election.

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2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

That Lee had nothing to do with DAS, a corporation that funded BBK, in 2018 the same prosecution office found that DAS is owned and controlled by Lee

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2005· 2 entries

2005Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

About the project, Lee said, "Many journalists questioned me why I keep commenting on the building of the canal

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Jan 1, 2005Documented record76% confidence

“Many journalists questioned me why I keep commenting on the building of the canal. However, it”

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2002· 1 entry

Jan 1, 2002Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Mayor of Seoul (2002–2006).

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1999· 2 entries

1999Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee was a visiting scholar at the George Washington University, in Washington, DC

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1999Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee was alleged to have met an American and established the LKE Bank with him

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1996· 2 entries

1996Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee was reelected as a member of the Korean National Assembly, representing Jongno District, Seoul

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Jan 1, 1996Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Member of the National Assembly of South Korea (1996–1998).

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1995· 1 entry

1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Ran for the city of Seoul's mayoral election, but lost to former prime minister Chung Won-sik during the primary of the Democratic Liberal Party

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1992· 1 entry

1992Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee made the transition from business to politics, leaving Hyundai after a 27-year career

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1988· 1 entry

1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Was named chairman of Hyundai Construction at the age of 47

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1965· 3 entries

1965Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Lee started work at Hyundai Construction, the company which was awarded Korea's first-ever overseas construction project, a $5

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Jan 1, 1965Documented record76% confidence

“s mandatory military service due to a diagnosis of acute bronchiectasis while at the Nonsan Training Facility. Business career In 1965, Lee started work at Hyundai Construction, the company which was awarded Korea”

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1965Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The company had 90 employees; when he left as chairman 27 years later, it had more than 160,000

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1964· 1 entry

1964Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

During his third year in college, Lee was elected president of the student council

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1945· 1 entry

1945Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

After the end of World War II, his family returned to his father's hometown of Pohang, in North Gyeongsang Province, then an American-occupied portion of the Korean Peninsula

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1941· 1 entry

Dec 19, 1941Documented record86% confidence

Born 1941-12-19.

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1929· 1 entry

1929Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Nineteen years after the Japanese annexation of Korea

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