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Kim Young-sam was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the 7th president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. He was a leader of the opposition against authoritarian regimes and a key figure in the democratic transition of South Korea.
Learn about Kim Young-Sam, a moderate opposition leader and the president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. He established civilian control over the military, launched anti-corruption reforms, and faced a financial crisis in his last year in office.
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Nov 21, 2015 · Nov. 21, 2015. SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Young-sam, the former president of South Korea who replaced the last of the country’s military leaders, purged politicized generals and introduced a...
Nov 21, 2015 · Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, the first civilian leader of the country’s modern democratic era, has died. Kim passed away at age 88 Sunday after being hospitalized since Thursday...
Nov 21, 2015 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Sunday. He was 87.
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Nov 21, 2015 · Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, an iconic figure of South Korea's pro-democracy movement, has died aged 87. Mr Kim was taken to hospital with a fever and died of a blood infection...
Nov 22, 2015 · Former president Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Nov. 22...
