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‘He devoted his life to defending and rising democratic values by our turbulent fashionable historical past,’ says South Korean President Lee-Jae-myung following the loss of life of former prime minister Lee Hae-chan
HANOI, Vietnam – South Korean former prime minister Lee Hae-chan, a veteran politician and influential fixture on the nation’s highway to democracy, died throughout an official go to to Vietnam’s southern hub of Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, each governments mentioned.
Lee, 73 died on Sunday, January 25, after emergency medical assist for a coronary heart assault, a South Korean presidential advisory panel mentioned in an announcement.
“The nation has misplaced an important mentor within the historical past of our democracy,” President Lee Jae-myung mentioned. “He devoted his life to defending and rising democratic values by our turbulent fashionable historical past.”
Lee spearheaded authorities reform as prime minister from 2004 to 2006. The seven-term former member of parliament had began out as a pupil activist who was jailed within the Seventies for main a democracy motion.
A firebrand who usually clashed with political opponents, he was thought of a shrewd strategist who helped 4 liberal presidents, together with the present incumbent, to win the workplace.
Lee’s loss of life turns a “chapter in our political historical past,” the conservative opposition Folks Energy Social gathering mentioned in a condolence assertion.
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and different leaders supplied condolences to South Korea and Lee’s household.
The Southeast Asian nation’s overseas ministry labored with metropolis officers, amongst others, to make sure Lee obtained the perfect medical care, however the efforts have been unavailing, due to the severity of his situation, it mentioned in an announcement.
Lee had arrived in Vietnam on Thursday, January 22, for a gathering of the panel, which advises the federal government on coverage with North Korea.
He was the civilian head of the panel, often called the Peaceable Unification Advisory Council, with members each at house and abroad. – Rappler.com
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