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Starbucks South Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar

The coffee chain's "Tank Day" campaign began Monday, which also marks Democratization Movement Day commemorating the student-led Gwangju Uprising of May 1980.

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Starbucks South Korea head fired after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproarThe coffee chain's "Tank Day" campaign began Monday, which also marks Democratization Movement Day commemorating the student-led Gwangju Uprising of May 1980.
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