Kim Young-sam (Hangul: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三; born December 20, 1927) is a South Korean politician and democratic activist, who served as the 14th President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. From 1961, he spent thirty years as South Korea's leader of the opposition, and one of Park Chung-hee's most powerful rivals.
Taking office in 1993, Kim was the first civilian President of South Korea since a series of dictatorships dating back to Syngman Rhee. Kim...
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Kim Young-sam (Hangul: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三; born December 20, 1927) is a South Korean politician and democratic activist, who served as the 14th President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. From 1961, he spent thirty years as South Korea's leader of the opposition, and one of Park Chung-hee's most powerful rivals.
Taking office in 1993, Kim was the first civilian President of South Korea since a series of dictatorships dating back to Syngman Rhee. Kim Young-sam was inaugurated on February 25, 1993 and served a single five year term of office. He presided over a massive anti-corruption campaign, the arrest of his two predecessors, and an internationalization policy called Segyehwa.
Kim was born in Geoje, during a time when Korea was under Japanese rule. During the Korean War, Kim graduated from Seoul National University, in 1952, with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, and also served in the South Korean armed forces during the Korean War. In 1954, Kim was elected to the National Assembly of...
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