Kim Dae-jung
South Korean president
Kim Dae-jung (3 December 1925[1] – 18 August 2009[2]) wis 8t Preses o the Republic o Korea frae 1998 tae 2003, an the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He came tae be cried the "Nelson Mandela o Asie"[3] for his lang-staundin opposition tae authoritarian rule.
 Kim Dae-jung | |
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김대중 金大中 | |
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| 8t Preses o Sooth Korea | |
| In office 25 Februar 1998 – 24 Februar 2003 | |
| Prime Meenister | Kim Jong-pil Park Tae-Joon Lee Han-dong Chang Sang Jeon Yun-churl Chang Dae-whan Kim Suk-soo |
| Precedit bi | Kim Young-Sam |
| Succeedit bi | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1925[1] Haui-do, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, Japanese Korea (now Haui-do, Sooth Korea) |
| Dee'd | 18 August 2009 (aged 83) Seoul, Sooth Korea |
| Naitionality | Sooth Korean |
| Poleetical pairty | Millennium Democratic (present Democratic United Party |
| Spoose(s) | Lee Hui-ho |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signatur |  |
| Nobel Peace Prize (2000) | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김대중 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanisation | Gim Daejung |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Taejung |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 후광 |
| Hanja | 後廣 |
| Revised Romanisation | Hugwang[4] |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hugwang |
| Japanese name: Toyota Daiju (豊田大中) | |
References
eedit- ↑ a b Obituary: Kim Dae-jung." BBC News. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ "Kim Dae-jung". The Economist. 27 August 2009.
- ↑ "Kim Dae-jung: Dedicated to reconciliation". CNN. 14 Juin 2001. Archived frae the original on 22 September 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2006.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ↑ "Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung Dies at 85". Jakarta Globe. 18 August 2009. Archived frae the original on 14 Januar 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Official Nobel page for Kim Archived 2004-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library
- Bill McKern (18 August 2009). "Kim Dae-jung". South Korean President. Find a Grave. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
| Poleetical offices | ||
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| Precedit bi Kim Young-sam |
Preses o Sooth Korea 1998–2003 |
Succeedit bi Roh Moo-hyun |