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Death of Sung Jae-gi

26 July 2013

Sung Jae-gi died on 26 July 2013 in Seoul, aged 45. A South Korean activist for men's rights, Sung Jae-gi was known for leading protests and campaigns in the 2000s and 2010s against what he saw as discrimination against men in South Korean law and society. He became a controversial figure in the country's debates over gender and equality. He died in 2013, an event that drew public attention to the men's rights movement in South Korea.

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