61. Kim Dae-jung - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia kim daejung (left), with North Korean chairman of the National Defense Enlarge kim dae-jung made another failed bid for the presidency in 1992, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dae_Jung

Kim Dae-jung From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae-jung Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization Gim Dae-jung McCune-Reischauer Kim Tae-jung Kim Dae-jung (born December 3 ) is a South Korean politician. Long an opposition leader, he became president (after Kim Young-sam ) in and remained in office until . He was born in Haeui-do South Jeolla Province, an island off the South Korean Coast. Contents Early political career Road to the presidency Presidency See also ... edit Early political career Kim Dae-jung (left), with North Korean chairman of the National Defense Commission Kim Jong-il He first entered politics in , opposing the policies of Syngman Rhee . Although he was elected as a representative for the parliament in , a military coup led by Park Chung Hee made it void. He rose to become an eminent opposition leader during , which culminated in running a presidential campaign in . He managed a close race against Park despite several handicaps imposed by the ruling regime. Kim was almost killed in August 1973, when he was kidnapped from a hotel in Tokyo by KCIA agents in response to his criticism of President Park's yushin program. Upon hearing of the kidnapping, U.S. Ambassador

62. CNN.com - ASIANOW - South Korea's Kim Dae-jung Departs For Historic Summit In Py CNN http://cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/06/12/korea.summit.02/index.html

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63. Kim Dae-jung - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia kim daejung (left), with North Korean chairman of the National Defense kim dae-jung was the first president to serve out his full term who came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dae-jung

Kim Dae-jung From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kim Dae-jung Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization Gim Dae-jung McCune-Reischauer Kim Tae-jung Kim Dae-jung (born December 3 ) is a South Korean politician. Long an opposition leader, he became president (after Kim Young-sam ) in and remained in office until . He was born in Haeui-do South Jeolla Province, an island off the South Korean Coast. Contents Early political career Road to the presidency Presidency See also ... edit Early political career Kim Dae-jung (left), with North Korean chairman of the National Defense Commission Kim Jong-il He first entered politics in , opposing the policies of Syngman Rhee . Although he was elected as a representative for the parliament in , a military coup led by Park Chung Hee made it void. He rose to become an eminent opposition leader during , which culminated in running a presidential campaign in . He managed a close race against Park despite several handicaps imposed by the ruling regime. Kim was almost killed in August 1973, when he was kidnapped from a hotel in Tokyo by KCIA agents in response to his criticism of President Park's yushin program. Upon hearing of the kidnapping, U.S. Ambassador

64. Koreas Must Negotiate Kim Dae-jung CNN http://cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/11/28/skorea.kim.reut/index.html

65. CNN.com - Kim Dae-jung's Second Son Faces Arrest - June 21, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/06/21/skorea.kim.sons.0752/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US/HELP CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe CNNenEspanol.com CNNArabic.com ... set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Kim Dae-jung's second son faces arrest President's son Kim Hong-up makes a public appearance before walking to the prosecutors' office for questioning Staff and wires SEOUL, South Korea Prosecutors are seeking to arrest a second son of President Kim Dae-jung on bribery charges, only a month after arresting his youngest son on charges of influence peddling. Prosecutors asked for an arrest warrant Friday for Kim Hong-up, the second oldest son of the president, who is charged with receiving bribes from businessmen. In a statement, prosecutors said he received $1.8 million in bribes from companies in exchange for using his influence in the government. The Yonhap news agency says Hong-up admitted wrongdoing. A Seoul criminal court was expected to decide Friday on whether to issue the warrant.

66. BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Kim Dae-jung: A Political Profile BBC Asia specialist Larry Jagan profiles the veteran former dissident who madegood on a pledge to improve relations with North Korea. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_788000/788861.stm

low graphics version feedback help You are in: World: Asia-Pacific Front Page World ... AudioVideo Tuesday, 13 June, 2000, 09:51 GMT Kim Dae-jung: A political profile Kim Dae-jung (left) is briefed prior to North Korea trip BBC Asia specialist Larry Jagan on the life and times of former dissident, Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea. Kim Dae-jung was elected in December 1997 after promising voters democratic reform, and campaigns to curb corruption and the political power of the country's industrial conglomerates, known as the chaebols. He said he would start meaningful talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il - a pledge which he has now made good. Veteran leader who takes pains to look young A veteran dissident, Mr Kim has survived several attempts on his life during 40 years in politics, one of which has left him with a permanent limp. In 1980, a military court sentenced him to death on a charge of sedition but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment and then reduced to 20 years in jail, during which time he taught himself English. He has long championed the democratic cause and enjoyed the loyal support of the trade unionists and the militant students during his long political career.

67. CNN.com - Kim Dae-jung Says Nobel Prize For His People - December 10, 2000 CNN http://cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/scandinavia/12/10/nobel.korea/index.html

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68. CNN.com - Kim Dae-jung Says U.S. South Korea Relations Strong - March 11, 2001 CNN http://cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/03/11/koreas.us/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Danish Japanese Korean Arabic Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Kim Dae-jung says U.S. South Korea relations strong Kim Dae-jung urged the U.S. to support a peace process on the Korean peninsula SEOUL, South Korea South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has returned home from the United States saying relations between the two countries are strong. U.S President George W. Bush expressed support both for Kim's policy of engaging communist North Korea and his hopes for a visit from its leader, Kim Jong Il, the South Korean president said. But his U.S. counterpart also raised questions about the reliability of Kim Jong Il and said he would not immediately resume negotiations on the communist regime's missile program until after his administration finishes a review of its policy toward North Korea. U.S. officials say North Korea is a major exporter of missile technology to Syria, other Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan. "It is true that President Bush expressed some skepticism about North Korea," Kim said, adding that South Korea will take such skepticism into account in establishing policies in the future and relay such concerns to North Korea.

69. CNN.com - ASIANOW - South Korea's Kim Dae-jung Arrives In Pyongyang For Historic CNN http://cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/06/12/korea.summit.03/index.html

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70. AsiaSource: AsiaTODAY - A Resource Of The Asia Society President of South Korea kim daejung, who is sometimes referred to as the NelsonMandela of President kim dae-jung, Winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2000 http://www.asiasource.org/news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=33592

71. Commemoration Of Kim Dae-Jung's Presidency I had little idea then that my friend would one day serve as president of Koreaand institute the very reforms we were discussing at the time. http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/HL696.cfm

site map help contact us The Heritage Foundation ... Asia and the Pacific Commemoration of Kim Dae-Jung's Presidency Policy Archive: view by date Policy Archive: view by issue ... Return Home Commemoration of Kim Dae-Jung's Presidency by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. Heritage Lecture #696 Mr. Ministers, excellencies, honored guests, ladies and gentlemen: It is an honor to be invited to take part in this commemoration of the first three years of Kim Dae-jung's presidency. I thank our friends at the Kim Dae-jung Peace Foundation for the Asia-Pacific Region for inviting me to participate in this historic conference. The work of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Foundation is well-known and admired by individuals around the world who share a strong and abiding belief in democracy and the rule of law as the principles that must guide all people who strive to build a civil society. I particularly thank my old friend Dr. Chang Heng-Hoon, the Secretary General of the foundation, for his leadership in assembling this international program of renowned scholars and leaders to commemorate this very exciting anniversary. To be included in this commemorative event is especially meaningful for me, because not only is President Kim a political leader whom I greatly admire and respect, he is also a friend and colleague of many years. Nearly 20 years ago, when he was living in exile in the United States, we at The Heritage Foundation were honored to host Kim Dae-jung for a variety of seminars and conferences. He taught us a great deal about the need for structural, political, and economic reform in Korea, and he articulated his views favoring a free and open market system to produce long-term economic vitality for Korea.

72. Asia Society: Publications - Kim Dae-Jung’s Engagement Policy And The South-Sou kim daejung was rewarded for his efforts with a Nobel Peace Prize. After hisinauguration in February 1998, kim dae-jung saw his approval rating http://www.asiasociety.org/publications/update_southkorea.html

Our Sites Asia Society AsiaSource AsiaFood AsiaSocietyMuseum InternationalEd Exhibitions Social Issues Culture Performing Arts ... InternationalEd.org Kim Dae-Jung’s Engagement Policy and the South-South Conflict in South Korea: Implications for U.S. Policy Byung-Hoon Suh Summer 2001 Contents Introduction Signs of Deepening Conflict in South Korea Divided Public Opinion on Engagement Implications for the Future ... Specialists Introduction The year 2000 will long be remembered as the occasion of the historic summit between South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. The meeting presented pleasant surprises not only to Koreans in the North and South but also to people around the world. Kim Dae-Jung was rewarded for his efforts with a Nobel Peace Prize. Given this, Kim deserves to relax. However, there’s little reason for him to do so. One matter for concern, perhaps the most important one, is that President Kim’s political influence has grown weaker. The majority of South Koreans disapprove of his government. With less than one-and-a-half years left in his term, more than two-thirds of the people have turned their backs on Kim. After his inauguration in February 1998, Kim Dae-Jung saw his approval rating skyrocket to as high as 80 percent. But the latest polls show that even his loyalists are defecting; at present, only 18.6 percent of South Koreans are willing to support him ( JoongAng Ilbo , June 4, 2001). Meanwhile, opposition camps led by the Grand National Party (GNP) and its president, Lee Hoi-Chang, are repeatedly reported to have a very good chance of winning the next presidential election, scheduled in December 2002. In short, President Kim’s political clock seems to be running out of time.

73. CNN.com - Kim Dae-jung: From Pariah To Visionary - December 9, 2000 South Korean President kim daejung, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, said Saturdayhe would ask North Korea to join a new round of multinational peace http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/scandinavia/12/09/nobel.peace.02/

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74. CNN.com - Kim Dae-jung Says Nobel Prize For His People - December 10, 2000 South Korean President kim daejung has been presented with the Nobel Peace Prizein recognition of his efforts to establish relations with Communist North http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/scandinavia/12/10/nobel.korea/

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75. Act Of State Under Kim Dae-Jung Regime: State Terrorism - Biological And Chemica Stop your terror politics! Mr. President kim daejung, Is it democratic?President dae-jung kim who tried to eliminate a citizen in a far distant country http://xenotransplant.ineu.org/state_terror.htm

President Dae-Jung Kim’s “attempted kidnapping and murder committed in a church” Biological and Chemical Terrorism Stop your terror politics! Mr. President Kim Dae-Jung, Is it democratic? President Dae-Jung Kim who tried to eliminate a citizen in a far distant country and in Seoul. Dear Sir: You are the person who delivered death to a citizen. I did not accommodate the socialist political thought that you delivered. Is that the reason for me to become a target of assassination and kidnapping using germs and chemicals? The role of the president is to protect me, a citizen, to make the nation healthy, and to achieve unification, but you brought about schism and confrontation. If a person has to be kidnapped and assassinated because he has a different political thought, what kind of democratization is that? What is the Grand Harmony? As was in the past, someday some leader will achieve it. The peaceful unification of my motherland. That is my hope. After receiving a reply to the letter sent to President Dae-Jung Kim from Atlanta, I had to see death* in front of my eyes numerous times through extremely evil methods by the staff of National Intelligence Service where Nho etc. participated. A human would not do it. Nothing is changed today. In Seoul on August 15, 2003

76. Kim Dae-Jung kim daejung. kim dae-jung AKA dae-jung kim. Born 3-Dec-1925 Birthplace Hugwangri,South Cholla, South Korea. Gender Male Religion Roman Catholic http://www.nndb.com/people/087/000089817/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Kim Dae-Jung AKA Dae-Jung Kim Born: 3-Dec-1925 Birthplace: Hugwangri, South Cholla, South Korea Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Ethnicity: Asian Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Head of State, Politician, Activist Level of fame: Famous Executive summary: South Korean President Wife: (d., two sons) Wife: Lee Hee-Ho (m. 1962, 1 son) High School: Mokpo Commercial High School, Mokpo, South Cholla, South Korea (1943) University: Koryo University (1964) University: Kynughi University (1970) President of South Korea Dec-1997 to present Nobel Peace Prize Converted to Catholicism House Arrest Feb-1985 House Arrest Aug-1985 Assassination Attempt Assassination Attempt Tokyo, Japan Aug-1973 Kidnapped Tokyo, Japan Aug-1973 Exiled to the United States, Dec-1982 Conspiracy Sedition Treason May-1980, sentenced to death Civil Disobedience Mar-1976, sentenced to 5 years Do you know something we don't? Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

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79. South Korea: Nobel Laureate Kim Dae-jung An annotated list of Internet resources on kim daejung, 2000 Laureate for theNobel Peace Prize. http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/skorea-nobel.html

South Korea: Nobel Laureate Kim Dae-jung Kim Dae-Jung: From Pariah to Visionary CNN story on Kim's Nobel award (Dec. 9, 2000) Kim Dae-jung Receives Nobel Peace Prize Kim Dae-jung Says Nobel Prize for His People CNN.com story with links (Dec. 10, 2000) The Nobel Peace Prize 2000: Kim Dae-jung Nobel e-Museum: press release; presentation speech; Kim biography; Nobel lecture, etc. President Kim Dae-jung Wins Nobel Peace Prize Reflections on the Nobel Peace Prize Reactions to Kim Daejung's Nobel Peace Prize award: published in Harvard Asia Quarterly (Autumn 2000) Korean Peninsula General Information History The Korean War North-South Relations North Korea North Korean Nuclear Crisis General Information News Media Military Foreign Relations Famine in North Korea South Korea General Information News Media Government Offices Political Parties Law Foreign Relations Contemporary Culture Nobel Laureate Kim Dae-jung Asia General China Japan Korea Hong Kong Taiwan Macau Mongolia Brunei Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Korea Index Page Home Site Map Menus: Robert Y. Eng

80. Kim Dae-Jung English Former President kim daejung was born on December 3, 1925 in a small village onan island of South Korea s southwestern coast. http://www.oecd.org/speaker/0,2879,en_21571361_22024020_27417844_1_1_1_1,00.html

Fran§ais Search OECD Forum 2004 (Home) Speakers ... See also... Previous OECD Forums Kim Dae-Jung English Kim Dae-Jung Former President of Korea and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Former President Kim Dae-jung was born on December 3, 1925 in a small village on an island of South Korea's southwestern coast. He graduated from a commercial high school in 1943. When the Syngman Rhee Administration (1948-1960) began to become increasingly dictatorial, he decided to enter politics. His political career proved to be rather turbulent from the start. He was elected to the National Assembly in a bi-election in 1961 after two unsuccessful bids, but, within three days of his election, the National Assembly was dissolved following a military coup d'etat led by Major General Park Chung Hee. When he was elected again to the National Assembly in 1963, he began to emerge as a junior leader within his own party. He served as the spokesman for the Democratic Party in 1965 and became the chairman of the party's Policy Planning Committee the following year. As President Park Chung Hee sought constitutional revisions in 1969 to allow himself to run for a third term, Kim Dae-jung gave an address against the scheme in an outdoor rally, and he was widely acclaimed for his vision and courage. He was chosen the presidential candidate of the New Democratic Party in 1971, running against the all-powerful incumbent, Park Chung Hee. Despite the obstructionist tactics and illegal electioneering practices of the ruling party, he garnered over 46 per cent of the votes cast.

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