May 29th, 2009 - VOA News
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South Korea's emotional farewell to former President Roh Moo-hyun brought much of the country together - including Koreans who were not born in the South. For North Koreans who have defected to South Korea, the outpouring of public emotion brought back memories of an earlier life - and reminders of how different their new life is.
North Koreans who have begun a new life in the South were alongside their fellow Koreans in Friday's tearful mass gathering in Seoul.
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Former S Korean president's memorial march prolonged due to crowd
May 29th, 2009 - XinHua
SEOUL, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's memorial march to the cremation site was prolonged on Friday as more crowd than the authorities had expected filled the streets to bid a farewell to the late president.
Weeping South Koreans pack streets for Roh funeral
May 29th, 2009 - Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sobbing South Koreans jammed Seoul's streets on Friday for the funeral of former President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide last week has turned him from failed leader to lightning rod for criticism of his successor.
Roh Funeral Shows S Korea Divisions
May 28th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
SEOUL – Eulogists remembered South Korea's former president Roh Moo-hyun as a politician of humble beginnings who sought a compassionate society but killed himself...
Funeral for late SKorean president begins
May 28th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) â?" The funeral for late ex-President Roh Moo-hyun has begun in the South Korean capital of Seoul. The funeral at the Gyeongbok Palace opened...
South Korea mourns passing of former leader
May 28th, 2009 - CNN
South Koreans light candles during a vigil to pay their respects to Roh Moo-Hyun. Roh, who served between 2003 and 2008, committed suicide on Saturday by leaping from a hill behind his house...
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