Kim Dae Jung

In the summer of 2000 kim dae jung arranged a summit meeting with north korea s leader one result of which was that family members who had been separated for over forty years were allowed to meet.

Kim dae jung. South korea maintained its humanitarian aid to its neighbor and relations were developed in the fields of transport sports art and culture. Korea at this time was under japanese control. Childhood and early life. Kim dae jung was born in sinan modern day jeollanam do on 6 january 1924.

Kim dae jung was a korean politician who was president of south korea and won the nobel peace prize in 2000. Kim dae jung born 1925 worked for the restoration of democracy and human rights in south korea following the last popular presidential election there held in 1971. Kim dae jung visited north korea in june 2000 the first time any korean head of state had traveled to the other side and the two leaders worked out a five point joint declaration that specified steps to be taken toward the ultimate goal of national unification. He has been called the nelson mandela of asia for his long standing.

Kim dae jung born december 3 1925 was the former president of south korea and the only nobel peace laureate from korea. In spite of many threats on his life and a series of imprisonments he continued to show resistance to political repression under the fifth republic. When the syngman rhee administration 1948 1960 began to become increasingly dictatorial he decided to enter politics. He graduated from a commercial high school in 1943.

Kim dae jung is given a hearty send off in front of the presidential blue house in seoul june 2000 on leaving for summit talks with north korea s leader kim jong il in pyongyang photograph. 6 january 1924 18 august 2009 was a south korean politician and statesman who served as president of south korea from 1998 to 2003. Kim dae jung biographical p resident kim dae jung was born on december 3 1925 in a small village on an island of south korea s southwestern coast.