Lee Hee-ho
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East Asia
N. Korea to deliver condolence message, flowers for late first lady’s funeral
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will deliver a condolence message and flowers to South Korea at the border village of Panmunjom on Wednesday over the death of former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho, the unification ministry said. The North informed the South through their joint liaison…
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East Asia
Political parties mourn death of former first lady
Ruling and opposition parties on Tuesday expressed their condolences over the death of former first lady Lee Hee-ho, while honoring her lifetime devotion to the development of South Korean democracy. Lee, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died the previous day at the age of 96 at a Seoul…
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East Asia
Ex-first lady Lee 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…
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