Andrew Lee (entrepreneur)

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Andrew Lee
Head of the House of Yi (disputed)
Reign2021 – present
Predecessor Yi Seok
Ruler of the Joseon Cybernation
Reign2023 – present
Born Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
SpouseNana Lee
House House of Yi


Andrew Lee (born December 1983) [1] is an entrepreneur and the founder of the VPN service Private Internet Access, which started in 2010. Lee is, in media, known as "Crown Prince of Korea", as a pretender to the defunct throne of Joseon and the Korean Empire after being adopted by Yi Seok, a grandson of Emperor Gojong of Korea.

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