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  Kim Dae-jung,
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Name Kim Dae-jung
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Seoul, , South Korea
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Born December 03, 1925
DiedAugust 18, 2009 (83 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Oct 26, 2021 12:47am
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InfoKim Dae-jung (Korean: 김대중; Hanja: 金大中), was a South Korean politician and activist who served as President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea and Japan. He is also the only Korean to have won the Nobel Prize to date. He was sometimes referred to as "the Nelson Mandela of Asia". Kim was the first opposition candidate to win the presidency.


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Aug 18, 2009 02:00am Obituary Former S Korea President Kim (Dae-Jung) dies   Article MadViking 

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  10/10/2000 Nobel Peace Prize Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/19/1997 ROK President Won 40.43% (+1.53%)
  12/18/1992 ROK President Lost 33.82% (-8.14%)
  12/16/1987 ROK President Lost 27.05% (-9.60%)
  04/27/1971 ROK President Lost 45.26% (-7.94%)
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