Lee Myung Bak
Lee Myung Bak , 1941-, South Korean business executive and politician, president of South Korea (2008-), b. Osaka, Japan. He began his business career with Hyundai Construction in 1965, becoming the chief executive officer of the company in 1977. By the time he left the Hyundai Group in 1992 he had been CEO of eight Hyundai businesses and earned the nickname "The Bulldozer" for the drive with which he managed difficult projects. In 1992 he entered politics and was elected to the National Assembly, serving until 1998, when he resigned in the wake of charges of excessive campaign spending. Active in the conservative Grand National party, he founded electronic financial services companies after 1999 and later was mayor of Seoul (2002-6). A candidate for South Korean president in 2007, he handily defeated his opponents, becoming the first conservative candidate to win in a decade. His victory, however, was marred by an investigation into accusations of fraud associated with an investment firm he founded, but he was subsequently cleared.
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Panama trying to jazz up image and lure tourists.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 1/24/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: Howard Reich PANAMA CITY _Like much of Central America...control its primary economic asset _ the Panama Canal_for nearly a century, the country...go with it. Hoping to change that, Panama has turned to a novel attraction: jazz...
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'PANAMA AT SMITHSONIAN' PROGRAM SERIES HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SMITHSONIAN AND REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...Institute and the Museo del Canal Interoceanico de Panama will offer "Panama at the Smithsonian," a series of 18 public programs...activities in Washington, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Panama throughout this year and early 2010. The series...
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Panama trying to get in on the cruise ship trade
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/29/2002; 700+ words
; COLON, Panama: An almost naked man stands on the dockside, his buttocks...indigenous Embera Indians from the islands of central Panama, brought in to add colour to a plan to make Panama one of the Caribbean's premier cruise ship destinations...
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Panama tops January news interest index. (Times Mirror News Interest Index) (Includes highlights and analysis)
PR Newswire; 1/11/1990; 700+ words
; PANAMA TOPS JANUARY NEWS INTEREST INDEX WASHINGTON...PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. invasion of Panama captured the attention of the American people...percent of the public followed the news from Panama very closely, making it the fourth most...
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Panama resists easing its bank secrecy laws
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/13/1986; 700+ words
; PANAMA CITY Bank secrecy is an article of faith in Panama. The country's policy of non-disclosure has been the principal factor for Panama City's development of offshore business during the past 15 years. This policy is now under strong...
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PANAMA
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 4/1/1993; 700+ words
; ...2, entre Calle 26 y 27 este, P.O. Box 5285, Panama 5, Republic of Panama. Tel. (407) 62-7370 or (507) 62-7449...rehabilitate the energy distribution system for the City of Panama has been announced by the Instituto de Recursos Hidraulicos...
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Panama
Magazine article from: The Officer; 5/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; The primary purpose of my trip to Panama last December was to review the status...also inquired about the operation of the Panama Canal and the status of the military facilities...have been, and are, being reverted to Panama. Unless there is a change in current...
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PANAMA TRADE PACT KEY TO U.S. RECAPTURING THE HEMISPHERE.
Newspaper article from: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs; 2/15/2007; 700+ words
; Panama and the US concluded a free-trade agreement...majority in the US could scuttle the deal. Panama was able to get concessions from the US...companies would be in line for when the Panama Canal expansion starts next year (see NotiCen...
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Panama Canal Expansion Breaks Ground.
PR Newswire; 9/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...President, World Leaders to Witness History PANAMA CITY, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- They came from every province of Panama and from across the globe to witness...beginning of the historic expansion of the Panama Canal. The crowd, totaling an estimated...
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Panama's canal: the US departure and Panama's new era.
Magazine article from: Harvard International Review; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...celebrating the arrival of the new millennium, Panama's attention will be focused on noon and the return of the Panama Canal to its control. But as American...handover, both the United States and Panama seem to be reconsidering the issue. Despite...
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Panama
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
PANAMA Republic of Panama Rep ú blica de Panam á CAPITAL: Panama City FLAG: The national flag is divided into quarters. The upper quarter next to the staff is white with a blue star; the upper outer quarter is red; the lower...
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Panama Canal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Panama Canal █ JUDSON KNIGHT From the time of its opening in 1914 until 1977, when the United States transferred it to the nation of Panama, the Panama Canal was a symbol of U.S. influence in the Americas and, ultimately...
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Panama, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Panama, U.S. Military Involvement in. U.S. military involvement in Panama began even before the Central American nation won...United States agreed to defend Colombia's rule over Panama in exchange for the rights of free transit across...
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Panama Canal Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PANAMA CANAL TREATY PANAMA CANAL TREATY (1977). In January 1964, twenty-one Panamanians...orchestrated the 1903 Hay – Bunau-Varilla Treaty. The Panama Canal Zone, and the Southern Command of U.S. troops there, came...
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Panama Invasion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PANAMA INVASION PANAMA INVASION (1989). The invasion of Panama by U.S. forces in December 1989 was designed in part to end the rule of General Manuel Antonio Noriega. A graduate of the Peruvian Military Academy in 1962, he had supported...
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