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Faces in Korea: Robert Mugabe

» by GI Korea April 11th, 2008 at 11:14 am » Comments (6)

Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe has been making headlines recently in regards to his attempts to rig his nation’s election to keep him in power.  However as people criticize his recent actions, many people have forgotten how he came to power in the first place; through help from the North Koreans. 
Mugabe had been jailed for 10 […]

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Faces in Korea: Hank Aaron

» by GI Korea March 28th, 2008 at 11:43 am » Comments (6)

Hank Aaron is known as being one of Major League Baseball’s greatest hitters. He batted .305 for his career with 3,771 hits, and 2,297 RBIs. His most famous accomplishment was the setting of the All-Time Major League Career Home Run Record by breaking Babe Ruth’s record of 715 career home runs in 1974 […]

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Koreans Who Mattered: The Legend of Jang Bogo

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2008 at 3:55 am » Comments (11)

On Wando Island the one thing a visitor can’t help but notice especially if you read Korean, is the influence the Korean historical figure Jang Bogo has over the island. The island is littered with Jang Bogo markets, hotels, shops, and movie sets from the 2004 Korean drama Emperor of the Sea that depicted […]

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