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Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae Chan Dies at 73

Lee Hae-chan suffered cardiac arrest and underwent emergency stent treatment but died without regaining consciousness during a Vietnam visit, officials said.

  • Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, 73, died on Sunday after receiving emergency medical aid for a heart attack during an official visit to Vietnam.
  • Lee was a veteran politician and influential figure on South Korea's road to democracy, starting out as a student activist jailed in the 1970s for leading a democracy movement.
  • Lee had arrived in Vietnam on Thursday for a meeting of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, which advises the South Korean government on policy with North Korea.
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Naver broke the news in on Friday, January 23, 2026.
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