Kim dae jung biography

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

15th President of the Republic of Korea
Term of office	–
Preceded by	Kim Young-sam
Succeeded by	Roh Moo-hyun
Date of birth	January 6 ()
Place of birth	Mokpo City, South Jeolla Province
Date of death	August 18,
Place of death	Seoul, South Korea
Spouse	Lee Hee-ho
Political party	Millennium Democratic

Kim Dae-jung, (January 6, ^[1] - August 18, ) pronounced [kim dɛdʑuŋ] was the 8th South Korean president and the Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

After being born to a rural family in a region of Korea with relatively little political influence, Kim Dae-jung entered politics when he was about thirty, and after many setbacks, was elected president more than four decades later, in Kim Dae-jung was inaugurated as President of South Korea in , succeeding Kim Young-sam, and served one term of five years, the term limit according to the South Korean constitutio