SEOUL - The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage and boycott calls for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.

Starbucks Korea apologized Monday over an online promotional event after it faced backlash for allegedly evoking painful memories of South Korea's authoritarian

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday criticized Starbucks Korea over its controversial "Tank Day" promotional event held on the anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju D