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Kim Young-sam (Korean: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三; Korean pronunciation: [ki.mjʌŋ.sam] or ; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015), often referred to by his initials YS, was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the 7th (14th election) president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.
Sep 13, 2024 · Kim Young-Sam was a South Korean politician who served as president from 1993–98. He established firm civilian control over the military, worked to make the government more responsive to the electorate, and oversaw rapid economic growth.
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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 · 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...
Nov 22, 2015 · Kim Young-sam, the 87-year-old former president who died early Sunday, was one of the great champions of Korean democracy. Elected in 1954 at just 25, when Korea was one of the poorest countries...
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Nov 22, 2015 · Born on the southern island of Geoje on December 20 1927, Kim became the youngest MP in modern Korean history when he was elected in 1954 at the age of 26. But he truly rose to prominence in the...
