Yi Myŏngbak

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Yi Myŏngbak is a South Korean businessman-turned-politician who served as the country's president from 2008 to 2013.

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instanceOf South Korean politician
human
convictedOf bribery
corruption
countryOfCitizenship South Korea
dateOfBirth 1941-12-19
educatedAt Korea University NERFINISHED
employer Hyundai Engineering and Construction NERFINISHED
endTime 2013-02-25
fieldOfStudy business administration
gender male
hangulName 이명박 NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentOf Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix His Excellency
involvedIn 2008 US beef import protests in South Korea
2011–2012 South Korean political scandals
knownFor Four Major Rivers Project NERFINISHED
pro-business economic policies
resource diplomacy initiatives
languageSpoken Korean
mayorOfSeoulTermEnd 2006-06-30
mayorOfSeoulTermStart 2002-07-01
McCuneReischauerRomanization Yi Myŏngbak NERFINISHED
memberOf National Assembly of South Korea NERFINISHED
name Lee Myung Bak NERFINISHED
Lee Myung-bak NERFINISHED
Yi Myŏngbak NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Korean
numberOfChildren 4
occupation businessman
politician
placeOfBirth Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
Osaka NERFINISHED
politicalParty Grand National Party NERFINISHED
Saenuri Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction
Mayor of Seoul
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
President of South Korea NERFINISHED
predecessor Roh Moo-hyun NERFINISHED
presidentialTermEnd 2013-02-25
presidentialTermStart 2008-02-25
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Seoul NERFINISHED
revisedRomanization I Myeong-bak NERFINISHED
spouse Kim Yoon-ok NERFINISHED
startTime 2008-02-25
successor Park Geun-hye NERFINISHED

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Lee Myung-bak alternateRomanization Yi Myŏngbak