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Lee Myung-bak (Korean: 이명박; / ˌ m j ʌ ŋ ˈ b ɑː k /; Korean: [i.mjʌŋ.bak̚]; born 19 December 1941) often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th (17th election) president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013.
Lee Myung-Bak is a South Korean business executive and politician who was president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. He previously served as CEO of Hyundai Construction and was mayor of Seoul. Learn more about Lee’s life and career, including his tenure as president.
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Dec 27, 2022 · President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea has issued a pardon to Lee Myung-bak, the former president who was sentenced to a 17-year term in 2020 on bribery and embezzlement charges, Mr. Yoon’s...
Dec 27, 2022 · Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak will be pardoned after serving almost four years of a 17-year sentence for corruption, embezzlement and bribery, the country’s justice ministry has...
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Oct 29, 2020 · The country’s Supreme Court upheld a 17-year sentence for Lee Myung-bak. He will be the second former leader of South Korea behind bars on corruption charges.
Oct 5, 2018 · Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak has been jailed for 15 years for corruption. Lee was sentenced in a Seoul court on Friday on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power,...
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Oct 29, 2020 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him back to prison soon.
