The Presidency Of Kim Dae-jung kim dae jungs Turnabout to Bite Seoulites By Han Il Su, Peoples Korea, 14January 1998. Presidentelect kim dae jung, a longtime friend of unionists and http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/55a/index-abd.html
PMag V17n1p23 -- Nobel Peace Prize For Kim Dae Jung Nobel Peace Prize for kim dae jung. Johann Galtung and Dietrich Fischer.South Korea s President kim dae jung, recipient of this year s Nobel Peace Prize, http://www.peacemagazine.org/archive/v17n1p23.htm
Extractions: From Peace Magazine Jan-Mar 2001, p.23. Author=Johann Galtung and Dietrich Fischer; Title=Nobel Peace Prize for Kim Dae Jung; URL=http://www.peacemagazine.org/archive/v17n1p23.htm Johann Galtung and Dietrich Fischer South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung, recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has long struggled for democracy and human rights in South Korea and reconciliation with North Korea. His efforts culminated so far in the historic June 15 summit in Pyongyang with North Korean President Kim Jong Il. This is an excellent choice, but the peace process might have been advanced even more if the prize had also been given to Kim Jong Il - it takes two to shake hands as when the prize was given not only to Sadat but to Begin, not only to Mandela but to De Klerk, etc. In 1971, at age 45, Kim Dae Jung ran for President and almost defeated Park Chung Hee, South Korea's authoritarian ruler. Kim called for peaceful coexistence with North Korea - anathema when anti-communism was like a state religion in South Korea. He suffered gravely for his moderate stand. In 1973, he was kidnapped from a Tokyo hotel by South Korean agents and about to be dumped bound and blindfolded into the sea when the U.S. intervened to save his life. Yet after he became President on his third attempt in 1998, he pardoned the former military rulers who had sentenced him to death. This action, resembling Nelson Mandela's, is consistent with his convictions which he expressed in a letter from prison to one of his sons 17 years earlier: "Only the truly magnanimous and strong are capable of forgiving and loving."
Extractions: Opening Statements by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea at the Joint Press Conference March 22, 2002 (1) President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea a) I would like to express a heartfelt welcome to the honorable Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan, on this occasion of his official visit to the Republic of Korea. This is the fourth time in five months that I have had occasion to talk with Prime Minister Koizumi. I believe that these multiple opportunities to engage in talks have made a great contribution to the development of Japan-Republic of Korea relations and in building trust. I also believe that we have further enhanced our mutual respect and trust. b) Prime Minister Koizumi is currently advancing structural reforms across a broad spectrum with conviction and a vision for the future of Japan. It has been said that "reform is more difficult than revolution," and I would like to express my respect to Prime Minister Koizumi for advancing these very difficult reforms vigorously and actively. I would further like to express my respect to the people of Japan, who are fervently supporting the Prime Minister's reforms. In addition, this is the Year of Japan-Republic of Korea National Exchange of which a variety of events will be held and we have agreed to endeavor to ensure that the friendship and goodwill that exist between the peoples of Japan and the Republic of Korea are further advanced.
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Extractions: Biographical Note Kim Dae Jung was born on January 6, 1924, son of a middle class farming family in Hayi-do, Korea. After graduating from high school in 1943, he took a position working in a Japanese owned business. Kim took over the business in 1945, and quickly became a rich and respected member of the Korean business community. When the Korean War broke out Kim was captured by the Communists and sentenced to death, but he was able to escape. In 1954, he entered politics, opposing the policies of South Korean President Syngman Rhee. In 1961, in his fifth try for elected office, Kim won a seat in the National Assembly and served on the Finance Committee. His victory and tenure in the legislature did not last long. Shortly after the 1961 election, Park Chung Hee seized power in a coup and dissolved the legislature. Kim quickly assumed a public position in opposition to President Park. Over the next decade he became widely recognized as one of his country's leading orators and a charismatic leader of the political opposition. In 1970, Kim was chosen as President of the Korean Democratic Party. In 1971, he ran in the national presidential elections. He lost the election to President Park, but won more than 46% of the vote. Following his electoral defeat Kim became an outspoken critic of the Park regime and it's repressive policies. In 1973, agents of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency kidnaped Kim from his hotel room in Tokyo, Japan and smuggled him back to South Korea. Japanese - Korean relations were severely strained by the kidnapping of Korea's most prominent opposition leader. On his forced return to Korea Kim was jailed for three days then placed under house arrest.
Extractions: photo: Edwin Tuyay for Asiaweek By all accounts, South Korea has overcome the financial crisis. GDP growth ran at a whopping 12.3% and exports 25.3%, year on year, in 1999's third quarter. Industrial production soared 30.6%, year on year, in October. If economic performance is any indication, President Kim Dae Jung has every reason to believe that his ruling coalition will clinch an easy victory in the country's April parliamentary elections. But Kim is in for a tough electoral battle - voters are disillusioned with his government. In an effort to win seats, Kim is pork-barrel spending, which could blow a hole in the budget and increase inflationary pressure at a time when there is a growing risk that the economy will overheat. Moreover, if too many opposition and independent candidates win election, Kim's economic reforms will suffer.
Committee On Human Rights: CHR Urges President Kim To Release Ahn Jae-ku In a letter to President kim dae jung of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), The letter was sent to President kim dae jung in anticipation of an annual http://www7.nationalacademies.org/humanrights/Letter_to_Kim_Dae_Jung.html
Extractions: CHR Urges President Kim to Release Ahn Jae-ku In a letter to President Kim Dae Jung of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the Committee on Human Rights (CHR) of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine urged amnesty for Korean mathematician and longtime political prisoner Ahn Jae-ku. The letter was sent to President Kim Dae Jung in anticipation of an annual day of pardon scheduled for August 15, 1999. Professor Ahn was a professor in the mathematics department at Kyongbuk University for 15 years and is well-respected in his field. In 1976, Professor Ahn, who was openly critical of the government of then President Park Chung-hee, was dismissed from his job. He was subsequently imprisoned from 1979 to 1988 for allegedly joining an anti-state organization. July 21, 1999
Extractions: When I met Kim Dae Jung some weeks ago, I was struck by how the years had caught up with him. He shuffled slowly into an elegant reception room at his official residence and proffered a hand that felt too soft, the skin papery thin and blotched with liver spots. His clothes hung loosely on his frame. Perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised that the feisty democracy fighter who had once faced down South Korea's generals looked ready to turn in his sword. After all, his official birthday has him turning 77. (His friends say he is closer to 80.) As we settled down to chat, Kim suggested I remove my jacket given the warmth of the room: "They have set the temperature higher to suit my old age." It's not just age, however, that makes Kim appear frail. When he came to office nearly five years ago, he was a towering moral figureAsia's Nelson Mandela, according to his many admirers. Jailed, beaten and threatened with death, he was the face of the struggle for democracy in South Korea. You felt he had the chance to become not just a good President but a great one. But with barely three months to go before he hands over power to the winner of South Korea's Dec. 19 presidential election, Kim has become a lonely, almost tragic figure, deeply unpopular, politically spent and increasingly irrelevant.
What Has Kim Dae Jung What has kim dae jung s Government of People done for the Slain Girls? kim dae jung was more concerned with hurting America s feelings than hurting http://www.kimsoft.com/2002/2-girlsKDJ.htm
Extractions: What has Kim Dae Jung's 'Government of People' done for the Slain Girls? Precious little! The Korean people have no government for them Source: What has Kim Dae Jung done for the slain girls? Just thinking about this question makes you want to cry. Even if we accept that the girls' deaths were accidental, if Kim Dae Jung has done the right things, our national pride would not have been hurt as much. Kim Dae Jung was more concerned with hurting America's feelings than hurting the Korean people's pride. Kim's Uncle Tom attitude has contributed to the rising tide of anti-American sentiments in South Korea. Kim has added insults to injuries by his slavish loyalty to the United States. Just whose 'President' is he? The Defense Ministry has not uttered a word of protest since the girls were killed. When the killers were pronounced innocent by a US military tribunal on November 22, the ministry issued a statement on the following day: "We respect the judicial system of the US military and have noted that the trial was open and fair, but we fear that the acquittal may adversely affect the future US-Korea friendship and alliance." What does this say? It says in effect: "Dear Sirs: You have done an excellent job of clearing the accused. We Koreans better take it quietly and shouldn't do anything to make the Americans angry at us. " The Korean people have a low expectation of the Defense Ministry generals and were not surprised by their supine behavior. We hope that these generals stop dishonoring our military forces.
The 1973 Abduction Of Kim Dae-jung By Park Jung Hee Kim was the man who personally grabbed kim dae jung from the Hotel Grand kim dae jung was in Japan to stir up support for his prodemocracy movements. http://www.kimsoft.com/1997/kimdjx.htm
Extractions: The 1973 Abduction of Kim Dae-jung by Park Jung Hee The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on February 19, 1998 that South Korea's Agency for National Security Planning (ANSP commonly referred to as "KCIA") was indeed involved in the 1973 kidnapping of Kim Dae Jung from a Tokyo hotel. It reported that Dong-A Ilbo has obtained a copy of a secret internal memo of the ANSP - contrary to Kim Young Sam's claim that the Agency had no documents on this affair. The document claims that Lee Hu Rak (the ANSP head in 1973 and the man who signed the July 4th North-South Joint Statement on July 4, 1972) ordered Lee Chol Hee, an operations group leader, to bring back Kim Dae Jung at any cost. The secret documents disclose the missions and names of the 25 agents involved in the abduction. The list includes then first secretary Kim Bong Chan (went by the name of Kim Dong Un at the time of the incident). Kim was the man who personally grabbed Kim Dae Jung from the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo on August 8, 1973. Kim Dae Jung was in Japan to stir up support for his pro-democracy movements. He stayed at Hotel Grand Palace in Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. On August 8, 1973, he held a meeting in his room with two opposition figures, Yang Il Dong and Kim Gyong In. After the meeting Kim Dae Jung came out of his hotel room, when several KCIA agents pounced on him and dragged him into Yang Il Dong's room right next to Kim's. There were two Japanese guests in the hallway and Kim shouted "Save me! These are murderers!". But the two Japanese believed they were witnessing a gangster feud and kept quiet. Kim was anesthetized in Yang's room and taken to an underground parking lot via an elevator. He was driven to a KCIA safe house, blindfolded and gagged.
Kac4all_log0504: [KAC] President Kim Dae Jung Speaking In his long struggle to bring democracy to Korea, Kim Daejung endured Kim Dae-jung, longtime opposition leader and champion of democratic http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives/kac4all/log0504/0000.html
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Korea / Kim Dae Jung GlobalSecurity.org is the leading source for reliable WMD news and WMD information,directed by John Pike. http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/rok/2000/skorea-001106.htm
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Extractions: Academy of Marketing Science Review Accounting Historians Journal, The Accounting History AgExporter ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Kim Dae Jung, Mahathir pledge to promote trade, investment Asian Economic News May 27, 2002 Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. SEOUL, May 23 Kyodo South Korean President Kim Dae Jung met with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday and agreed to promote bilateral trade and investment, the South Korean presidential office said. The two leaders also exchanged views on the South Korean peninsula.
Extractions: In Pyongyang from June 13 to 15 General Secretary Kim Jong Il and President Kim Dae Jung Sign the North-South Joint Declaration PYONGYANG, June 15 (KCNA) The great leader Kim Jong Il, General Secretary of the Workers Party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, together with President Kim Dae Jung, singed a North-South Joint Declaration on June 14. Present on the occasion were Secretary Kim Yong Sun and First Vice Department Director Rim Tong Ok of the WPK Central Committee. Also on hand were Minister of Unification Pak Jae Gyu, Minister of Finance and Economy Ri Hon Jae, Minister of Culture and Tourism Pak Ji Won, Special Aide to the President Rim Tong Won and other members of the south sides delegation. Kim Jong Il and Kim Dae Jung singed the texts of the declaration and exchanged them. They drank toasts to the signing and had a souvenir picture taken. The North-South Joint Declaration is a good fruition of the historic Pyongyang meeting reflecting the desire and will of all the fellow countrymen to achieve the sacred cause of reunification and build a prosperous and powerful country by the united efforts of the nation. Full text of NORTH-SOUTH JOINT DECLARATION North-South Joint Agreement on Reconciliation, Nonaggression, and Cooperation and Exchange (adopted on Dec. 13, 1991)
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Extractions: Syd-Koreas president, Thomas More Kim Dae Jung, ble den 13. oktober 2000 kåret til vinner av Nobels Fredspris . President Kim Dae Jung er praktiserende katolikk, og hans anstrengelser for nasjonal forsoning både innen Syd-Korea og mellom de koreanske stater har også en kirkelig kontekst. På disse sidene bringer vi bakgrunnsstoff og nyheter om Kim Dae Jung og om og fra den katolske kirke i Korea. Les også vår artikkel om Korea-martyrene , som også gir en beskrivelse av kristendommens første tider i Korea. Nobelforedragene 2000 Politiet stormer kirke i Sør-Korea (26. februar 2001)
Terra - Kim Dae Jung El Premio Nobel De La Paz Translate this page El presidente surcoreano, de 74 años, figuró en la lista de candidatos desde 1978en cada edición de los Premios Nobel. http://www.terra.com.mx/articuloshistoricos/general.asp?articuloId=046955
Kim Dae-jung - Biography President kim daejung was born on December 3, 1925 in a small village on an kim dae-jung strenuously objected to these extra-legal measures and led http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2000/dae-jung-bio.html
Extractions: HOME SITE HELP ABOUT SEARCH ... EDUCATIONAL 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. During the Assembly election campaign that soon followed the presidential vote, opposition leader Kim experienced what was to be the first of at least five attempts on his life by his political foes. A heavy-load truck rammed into his car, seriously injuring him and his two aides. President Kim still suffers from the leg injury.
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Extractions: Languages Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW Kim Dae-jung is sometimes called "the Nelson Mandela of Asia" (CNN) When South Korean President Kim Dae-jung was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, in December 2000, he pledged to dedicate the rest of his life to the reconciliation and cooperation of Korean people. During his decades-long struggle as an opposition leader, the 75-year-old former political prisoner endured a suspected assassination attempt, a kidnapping, repeated arrests, beatings, exile and a death sentence before he finally won the presidency four years ago. Shortly after he took office, Kim vigorously met political leaders of Western countries in a bid to gain support for his Sunshine Policy to establish relations with the Stalinist North. VIDEO Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kim Dae-jung (December 2000)