Kim Dae-jung

Kim Dae-jung^[3] (6 January 1924 – 18 August 2009) was a South Korean president. In 2000, he got the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the first person from Korea to get a Nobel prize.^[4] A Roman Catholic since 1957, he has been called the "Nelson Mandela" of Asia ^[5] Kim Dae Jung was the President (succeeding Kim Young-sam) from 1998 to 2003. He was born in Haui-do, South Jeolla Province, an island off the South Korean Coast in 1924.^[6]

His Excellency Kim Dae-jung 김대중 金大中
Official portrait, 1998
8th President of South Korea
In office February 25, 1998 – February 25, 2003
Preceded by	Kim Young-sam
Succeeded by	Roh Moo-hyun
Personal details
Born	(1924-01-06)6 January 1924[1] Haui-do, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, Japanese Korea (now Haui Island, South Korea)
Died	18 August 2009(2009-08-18) (aged 85)[2] Seoul, South Korea
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim died on 18 August 2009 at a hospital in Seoul from cardiac arrest caused by multiple organ failure and pneumonia, aged 85.^[7]

Related pages

• List of Nobel Prize winners by country