Samsung group chairman Lee Kun-hee has died, aged 78

Samsung has confirmed that the company’s group chairman Lee Kun-hee died on Sunday at the age of 78.
Born in South Korea in 1942, Lee was the third son of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul, and is credited with transforming the family firm into the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones, televisions and memory chips.
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Lee’s father founded Samsung Group in 1938, with Lee joining in 1968 and tak