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Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

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Chairman Lee Kun-hee built Samsung Electronics into a global giant in tech and electronics.
Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-hee has passed away at the age of 78 on Sunday, Samsung said. Lee has been incapacitated since 2014 after suffering a heart attack. His son and hair-apparent, vice chairman Lee Jae-yong, has been the de facto leader of the conglomerate since then. The chairman, the richest man in South Korea at the time of his death, was one of the country’s most influential businessman. He is credited with transforming an obscure South Korean electronics company into one of the world’s top brands in smartphones, TVs, and semiconductors.

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