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1996
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Honorary Fellow, Wales University (UK)
- Honorary Doctor of Jurisprudence,
Chonnam National University
- 1991
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Honorary Doctor of Economics, Chung-Ang University
- Honorary Doctor of Human Letters,
Long Island University (US)
- 1997
- Received 13th Special Press Award
(Seoul Journalists Club)
- 1996
- Distinguished Businessperson Award (Chung-Ang
University)
- Korea Management Grand Prize
(Korean Academic Society of Business Administration)
- 1995
- CEO of the Year Award (KMA)
- 1991
- Gold Tower Award for distinguished industrial merit
(the Korean government)
- 1986
- Italian commendatore Award
- 1979
- Presidential ward
- 1920
- Born in Asan Vilage, Songjeon-myeon, Tongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do
- 1943
- Entered Japan's Tokyo Aoyama Gakuin University (majored in English; took evening courses for 2 years)
- 1947
- Worked as a reporter for Donga Ilbo (until 1950)
- 1951
- Joined Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
- 1953
- Inaugurated as Vice-Chairman of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
- 1961
- Inaugurated as Chairman of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (until 1976)
- 1962
- Founded Hyundai International, Mando Machinery
- 1976
- Launched construction of Changwon Mechanical Manufacturing complex
- 1977
- Founded Incheon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
- 1978
- Founded Halla Cement Co., Ltd.
- 1980
- Founded Halla Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
- 1984
- Inaugurated as Chairman of Halla Group
- 1986
- Founded Halla Climate Control Co., Ltd.
- 1990
- Founded Baedal School Foundation
- 1997
- Inaugurated as Honorary Chairman of Halla Group
