Lee Hae-chan
Former PM Lee Hae-chan's five-day funeral set for later this week
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The body of former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, who died during a visit to Vietnam, arrived at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. His five-day funeral will be held from Tuesday to Saturday at a funeral home in Seoul National University Hospital in a combined social and institutional format. Prime Minister Kim Min-seok will head the funeral committee.
South Korea held the funeral for former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan on January 31 in Seoul's National Assembly. Lee, aged 73, died of cardiac arrest during a business trip to Vietnam. Top dignitaries, including the president, attended to honor his role as a symbol of the democracy movement.
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Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan died at age 73 from cardiac arrest while on a business trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He had flu-like symptoms before departing on Thursday and suffered shortness of breath at the airport on Friday before being rushed to hospital. Tributes across the political spectrum highlight his lifelong dedication to democracy.