Lee Hong-koo

Prime minister of South Korea

Lee Hong-Koo (born May 9, 1934; Hangul: 이홍구; Hanja: 李洪九) is a former Korean academic and politician. He served as a former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea,[1][2] former South Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom and United States, and founding Chairman of the East Asia Institute in Seoul.

1999 Photo of Lee Hong-Koo

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  1. Preston, Ian (2001), A political chronology of Central, South and East Asia, Political chronologies of the world, vol. 2, Psychology Press, pp. 173–174, ISBN 978-1-85743-114-8
  2. Oberdorfer, Don (2001), The two Koreas: a contemporary history, Basic Books, pp. 372, 456, ISBN 978-0-465-05162-5

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