Kim Dae-jung, 15th President of the Republic of Korea

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Dae-jung Kim

Korean: 김대중, Chinese: 金大中
Also Known As: "Kim Dae-jung", "Nobel Peace Prize 2000"
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Birthplace: Haui-do, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)
Death: August 18, 2009 (85)
Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (Korea, Republic of) (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome)
Immediate Family:

Son of Kim Un-sik and Jang Su-keum
Husband of Lee Hui-ho and Cha Yong-ae
Father of Kim Hong-geol; Kim So-hui; Kim Hong-il and Kim Hong-eop

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About Kim Dae-jung, 15th President of the Republic of Korea

Kim Dae-jung (4 February 1924 – 18 August 2009) was President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003, and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. He came to be called the "Nelson Mandela of Asia" for his long-standing opposition to authoritarian rule.

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Kim Dae-jung, 15th President of the Republic of Korea's Timeline

1924
February 4, 1924
Haui-do, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)
1946
1946
1948
January 21, 1948
1950
July 29, 1950
1963
December 1963
2009
August 18, 2009
Age 85
Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (Korea, Republic of)