Lee visits memorial hall of late independence activist

Lee visits memorial hall of late independence activist

President Lee Jae Myung (2nd from L, 1st row) and his wife, Kim Hea Kyung (3rd from L, 1st row), pose for a group photo with U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (far R, 1st row) and other people during a visit to the memorial of the late Korean independence activist Seo Jae-pil in Philadelphia. His visit marked the first by a South Korean president in 26 years, since late President Kim Dae-jung in July 1999. While living in Philadelphia, the activist worked for Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)

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