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Lee Myung-bak
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President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013
Lee Myung-bak was the President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013, leading the country during a period that included the global financial crisis. His presidency is significant in South Korean history as part of the country's ongoing political and economic development during the early 21st century.
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Film & TV
Hirano, Osaka, Japan
Known for
- White Elephant in the River — Self2025
- The Combat Kings — Self (archive footage)2022
- Media Mafia: a Tale of Two Newspapers — Self (archive footage)2021
- Korea, A Hundred Years of War — Self (archive footage)2020
- Citizen Roh — Self (archive footage)2019
- Rivercide: The Secret Six — Self2019
- Modern Korea — Self (archive footage)2019
- After Diving Bell — Self (archive footage)2018
- PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Peace in Motion — Self2018
- 88/18 — Self (archive footage)2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Spouse
- Kim Yoon-ok
- Sibling
- Lee Sang-deuk
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Educated at
- George Washington University
- Political party
- Liberty Korea Party
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Image
- Lee Myung-bak presidential portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Convicted of
- embezzlement
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- topic's main category
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- date of birth
- 1941-12-19
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- nickname
- Bulldozer
- name in native language
- 이명박
- candidacy in election
- 2007 South Korean presidential election
- birth name
- 月山 明博
- art name
- 一松
- P10632
- Lee Myung-bak
- name in kana
- イ ミョンバク
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Yi Myŏng-bak
- Revised Romanization
- I Myeong-bak
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Encyclopedic overview
Lee Myung-bak GOM ( pronounced /ˌmjʌŋ ˈbɑːk/; Korean: 이명박; pronounced [i.mjʌŋ.bak̚]; born 19 December 1941), 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 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.
Born in Osaka during the Empire of Japan, Lee graduated from Korea University. He is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. His older brother, Lee Sang-deuk, was a South Korean politician. He is a Christian attending Somang Presbyterian Church. In 2011, Lee received an honorary degree from Paris Diderot University.
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