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Kim Dae Jung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kim Dae-jung was the first president to serve out his full term who came from the Jeolla region in the southwest, an area that traditionally has been neglected and less developed, at least partly because of discriminatory policies of previous presidents. Kim's return was initially met with a huge backlash, but the situation became favorable for him when the public perceived the incompetency of the incumbent government which let the nation's economy collapse in the Asian financial crisis just weeks before the presidential election. However in 1980, Kim was arrested and sentenced to death on charges of sedition and conspiracy in the wake of another coup by Chun Doo-hwan and a popular uprising in Gwangju, his political stronghold. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kim_Dae-jung   (968 words)

kimdaejung.cfm Kim was born on Haui-do, a poor island in Muan Country in south-western Korea. Kim resumed an influential role in his nation's reviving political life, and was elected president of the Republic of Korea in December 1997 and inaugurated in February 1998. Kim was given a five-year sentence and remained in jail until December 1978 for this action; on his release he was returned to house arrest, which was not lifted until 8 December 1979, six weeks after the assassination of President Park. www.asiasource.org /news/special_reports/kimdaejung.cfm   (492 words)

Kim Dae jung When Kim Young-sam became president, Kim Dae-jung was the opposition leader and led moves to obstruct the passage of such contentious bills as labor laws, which were intended to allow employers to conduct mass layoffs, the legislation which was eventually adopted after his 1997 presidential election victory. Kim Dae-jung cannot be elected for a second term and therefore he will leave his presidency with a mixed legacy. Kim Il-sung was aware that lack of military connections was his son’s weak point, so he started transferring power to Kim Jung-il by having him named to posts that gave him influence over the military, including the title of supreme commander of the Korean People& Army in 1991. www.asian-affairs.com /Korea/kimdaejung.html   (6719 words)

CEAS Newsfile: Kim Dae-jung receives Nobel Peace Prize "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. "Kim Dae Jung not only persuaded North Korea’s notoriously recalcitrant leadership to engage in talks towards normalizing relations; he also managed to convince the United States — which had been far from convinced by his 'Sunshine Policy' — that a sea-change was possible in relations between the two Koreas. As president, Kim Dae Jung has sought to consolidate democratic government and to promote internal reconciliation within South Korea. www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/documents/2000Peace.htm   (1920 words)

Kim Dae jung cv Kim is a brilliant student and his family moves to the mainland city of Mokpo so he can go to high school, which in those days is a rarity. During the Korean war, Mokpo is seized by the North Korean and Kim arrested as a capitalist. When democratic elections finally comes to Korea in 1987, he runs again, but split the opposition vote with another ex-dissident, Kim Young-sam, letting former general Roh Tae-woo be elected. www.asian-affairs.com /biographies/kimdaejungcv.html   (385 words)

Kim Dae-Jung Former President Kim Dae-jung was born on December 3, 1925 in a small village on an island of South Korea's southwestern coast. Kim ended his exile in the U.S. and returned home in early 1985 despite his supporters' warnings that he might meet the same tragic fate as Philippine Senator Benigno Aquino. 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. thebaw.tecbox.com /jung   (851 words)

CNN--InDepth: Korea at 50 - Leader Profiles: Kim Dae-jung The maverick politician forged a dramatic coalition with Kim Jong-pil, another opposition leader and the founder of the KCIA, and Kim Dae-jung was elected president in 1997, at the height of the Asian economic crisis. Kim was headed to a rally in Seoul a month after the election when a truck turned directly into the path of his car, forcing him off the road. Kim was returned to his Seoul home, battered but alive, and spent the next nine years under house arrest, in jail or in exile. www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2000/korea/story/leader/kim.dae.jung   (1671 words)

Korea / Kim Dae Jung Kim is a bona fide hero - a man who for 30 years has held the same vision of a democratic and a reunified Korea and never waivered in the pursuit of those goals. Kim's historic visit to North Korea in June which gave impetus to a process of reducing tensions between the Cold War enemies. Kim pledged to enact a so-called "sunshine policy" to engage North Korea as a way to improve relations. www.fas.org /news/skorea/2000/skorea-001106.htm   (892 words)

CNN - Former political prisoner wins presidency of South Korea - Dec. 18, 1997 For the 73-year-old Kim Dae-jung, it was a bittersweet victory. Kim's victory is considered an indication that many voters were eager to rid the country of any vestige of the disgraced administration of President Kim Young-sam, which led the nation to the verge of economic ruin. Kim spent 7 1/2 years in jail or under house arrest and another four in exile, the victim of military dictators in the 1970s and 1980s who saw his populist ideas as a threat. www.cnn.com /WORLD/9712/18/korea.elex   (934 words)

Congratualtion to Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung’s story is a tale not just of the triumph of one man, but the determined struggle of millions of Koreans to be free and to end the artificial division that has torn apart their people. Kim Dae Jung’s forward-looking sunshine policy has engaged North Korea in a process that has created new hope on both sides of the division that half a century of artificial separation and bitter enmity can come to an end and true reconciliation of the Korean family can begin. Kim Dae Jung himself was labeled a communist and tried as a traitor to the country he loved so dearly. www.dflorig.com /kimdaejung.html   (4981 words)

BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Kim Dae-jung's tainted legacy Outgoing South Korean President Kim Dae-jung will leave a mixed legacy. Mr Cho said Mr Kim would be remembered in two ways - for the corruption scandals but also for his strong leadership in the earlier days, especially during the economic crisis of 1997. Mr Kim, who dedicated his life to human rights and democracy, came to the presidency in 1997 promising sweeping political changes. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2590389.stm   (733 words)

Kim Dae-jung Presidential Library Opens With donations by former president Kim Dae-jung, the presidential library _ the first of its kind in Asia_ is expected to focus on the study of presidential leadership, and peace and unification on the Korean Peninsula. Kim's lifetime achievement in heralding the “sunshine policy” with the communist North throughout his five-year tenure and arranging the historic inter-Korean summit were internationally recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2000, but were undermined after his administration was found to have funneled secret funds to the North in return for the inter-Korean summit. Kim also said that the current situation surrounding the North Korean nuke issue is extremely dangerous. www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/rok/2003/rok-031104-korea-net01.htm   (362 words)

Asia Society: Publications - Kim Dae-Jung’s Engagement Policy and the South-South Conflict in South Korea After his inauguration in February 1998, Kim Dae-Jung saw his approval rating skyrocket to as high as 80 percent. Kim has no alternative but to seek to engage those who live in the Kyongsang provinces and are skeptical of North Korea--and who are least willing to cast their votes for the MDP’s candidate next year. Kim’s loss of political influence and his lame duck status are having an extremely negative impact on the nation. www.asiasociety.org /publications/update_southkorea.html   (5467 words)

Kim Dae Jung Tests Seoul and Himself Kim Dae Jung was arrested and charged with plotting to overthrow the government and attempting to incite riots by funneling money to student agitators. Kim Dae Jung, who had spent considerable time abroad criticizing Park, was kid- napped in Tokyo by South Korean government agents, returned to Seoul, and placed under arrest. Kim's political career was at its peak in 1971 when he made a strong showing in his presidential bid against incumbent Park. www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/asb22.cfm   (4016 words)

Kim Dae Jung - Kim Jong Il Dialogues Kim Dae Jung was accompanied by Im Dong Won (National Intelligence Agency chief) and Hwang; Kim Jong Il had Kim Yong Sun (Workers Party secretary for South Korean affairs). Kim Dae Jung said: "If we were to repeat our past practice of restating general principles, this summit will be meaningless. The summit of 1994 of Kim Yong Sam and Kim Il Sung was cancelled because of Kim Il Sung's sudden death. www.kimsoft.com /2000/summitsk.htm   (4389 words)

TIME Asia Kim Dae Jung 3/2/98 And although its leaders have pledged "not to attack" Kim Dae Jung for the time being, the party is unlikely to make life easy for the new President. Kim will have to realize that he doesn't have that much time." This week, as luminaries from George Soros to Michael Jackson to Corazon Aquino descend on Seoul for his inauguration, Kim is doubtless aware that the real celebration will have to come later. For all his early progress, Kim leads a fragile parliamentary coalition in which his chief ally, Kim Jong Pil, is a conservative establishment pol. www.time.com /time/magazine/1998/int/980302/cover5.html   (593 words)

Kim Dae-jung Biography / Biography of Kim Dae-jung Biography Kim Dae-jung (born 1925) was elected president of South Korea in 1997. Kim Dae-jung, a dissident politician in South Korea's Fifth Republic (created in 1980), represented the cause of restoring democracy and human rights in his country. south · help · republic · nobel laureates · presidents government · in spite · democracy · south korea · activists · human rights · political reform · resumes · repression · political prisoners · korean history · authoritarian government · dae jung · fifth republic · unicameral legislature · president chun www.bookrags.com /biography-kim-dae-jung   (256 words)

Kim Dae Jung (1924- ), Speech (1983) Kim Dae Jung was born on January 6, 1924, son of a middle class farming family in Hayi-do, Korea. Kim was chosen as President of the Peace and Democracy Party, and ran as their presidential candidate in the 1987 election. Kim was released from prison in 1979, after serving 33 months of an eight year sentence. www.pitts.emory.edu /ARCHIVES/text/mss111.html   (521 words)

Kim Dae-jung - Search Results - MSN Encarta Kim Jong Il and South Korean president Kim Dae-jung signed a landmark agreement on June 14, 2000, to improve cooperation between the two countries... On June 14, 2000, South Korea's Kim Dae Jung met the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the North Korean capital of P'yóngyang to sign a landmark... Kim Dae-jung (1925-), Korean democracy activist and politician, President of South Korea (1998-2003) and the first opposition politician in the... uk.encarta.msn.com /Kim_Dae-jung.html   (160 words)

Commemoration of Kim Dae-Jung's Presidency 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. The diplomatic crown jewel of President Kim's administration is, of course, his rapprochement with North Korea--an achievement for which he was quite properly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As President Kim coaxes the North out of isolation and into more beneficial relations with the South, the North's leaders, at least, are likely to see themselves as being more vulnerable. www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/HL696.cfm   (2427 words)

Foreign Affairs - Is Culture Destiny? The Myth of Asia's Anti-Democratic Values - Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung was a dissident, human rights activist, and presidential candidate during a political career of more than four decades in the Republic of Korea. He is currently Chairman of the Kim Dae Jung Peace Foundation for the Asia-Pacific Region. In his interview with Foreign Affairs (March/April 1994), Singapore's former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, presents interesting ideas about cultural differences between Western and East Asian societies and the political implications of those differences. www.foreignaffairs.org /19941101faresponse5158/kim-dae-jung/is-culture-destiny-the-myth-of-asia-s-anti-democratic-values.html   (2658 words)

The presidency of Kim Dae-jung Amid a rapidly deepening economic and social crisis in South Korea, long-time opposition figure Kim Dae Jung was formally sworn in as president on February 25. President Kim Dae-jung reaffirmed that nonviable companies should be shut down, and he said a temporary increase in unemployment is inevitable given corporate restructuring. Political relations with the United States under President Kim Dae-jung www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/55a/index-abd.html   (593 words)

Time for Kids Specials Kim Dae-jung, Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim was a good student in high school, where he was elected leader of his class. Kim saw his homeland torn apart by war while he was growing up. Kim was finally elected President of South Korea in 1997. www.timeforkids.com /TFK/specials/story/0,6079,57879,00.html   (601 words)

TIME: Cover Story Kim Dae Jung?" a sked a voice, which Kim aides now believe belonged to the ship's cook. Ironically, tha t helped earn Reagan the ire of Kim supporters in and out of Korea for "coddling dictators." Even Kim, whose life had been twice spared, learned only years later that it was the Republicans who bailed him out. As the ship moved off into the darkness, his captors roped Kim to a traditional Korean funeral plank for burial; weights were attached to his wrists. www.time.com /time/magazine/1998/int/980302/box1.html   (955 words)

Global Beat: Seven Challenges of Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung's courage has been tested in two attempted assassinations, a court imposed death penalty, and years of prison or house arrest. When the new president of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung, is sworn in on February 25, he will be confronted with seven daunting challenges that comprise the most formidable trial for his nation since its liberation from Japan in 1945. In a supreme irony, the two Kims, who are not related, made an election campaign deal last year under which Kim Jong Pil will become prime minister under President Kim Dae Jung and later will head a parliamentary regime. www.bu.edu /globalbeat/pubs/ib27.html   (1320 words)

Congratulations - President Kim Dae Jung! For nearly a half century, Kim Dae Jung fought for democracy in Korea with great courage and managed to survive KCIA thugs, tortures and "Communist" labeling while many of us enjoyed the 'good life' of exiles in Japan and America. Kim Dae Jung must pardon all "political" prisoners on his first day in office. Kim Dae Jung faces two major tasks - restructuring the economy and realizing his dream of gradual reunification of Korea. www.kimsoft.com /1997/kdj97.htm   (537 words)

Interview: Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung, 58, is South Korea’s leading dissident politician. Kim: By the end of this year I will have been here for two years and I have tried hard to support our people. Kim recently spoke to Newsweek’s Paul Mooney in New York about his return and the political situation in South Korea. www.pjmooney.com /kimnwk.shtml   (986 words)

Kim Dae Jung Kim Dae Jung, - Kim Dae Jung, president of South Korea, met with the North's president, Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang... (inauguration of Kim Dae Jung as president of South Korea) His reputation was further damaged when it was revealed in Feb., 2003, that his summit with Kim Jong Il might have been the result in part of a payment of $186 million to the North. www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0827655.html   (396 words)

The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com Kim was branded a Communist for his vision of national reunification and democracy during his 1971 presidential campaign against dictator Park Chung Hee. Kim began his term by pardoning ex-president Chun Doo Hwan after his conviction for treason and corruption. Kim says he kept himself going with his Roman Catholic faith and a strong sense of justice. www.csmonitor.com /durable/2000/06/13/p9s1.htm   (416 words)

Kim Dae Jung / North Korea TEXT: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung says North Korea may be studying the economic reform path of its closest communist ally China - and this is a positive development. INTRO: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung says communist North Korea appears to be aspiring to major changes and may take a cue from Chinese market reforms. Kim made his comments during a high-level security meeting in Seoul following reports North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was touring Shanghai and meeting with Chinese officials. www.fas.org /news/dprk/2001/dprk-010117.htm   (282 words)

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