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Kim Young-sam
Kim Young-sam, also known by his initials YS, was a South Korean politician who served as the seventh president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.
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politics · President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998 · politician · also Kim Young-sam, Kousuke Kanemura, Young-sam
Born 20 December 1927 · Died 22 November 2015 · Q165210
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2026· 2 entries
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Distinguished SNU Members (2016).
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2015· 5 entries
Died 2015-11-22.
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“Dawn will come even if the rooster is strangled.”
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“Looking back... I think the North Koreans think they can say whatever they want because no matter what they do, the Americans will never attack them.”
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“No ally is better than one’s own race.”
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To 40% in 2023, and those saying that he "did many wrong things" fell from 42% to 30% over the same time period
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1997· 1 entry
As the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit (1996).
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1994· 1 entry
When American president Bill Clinton considered attacking Nyongbyon, the centre of North Korea's nuclear program, Kim advised him to back down, fearing a war
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of South Korea (1993–1998).
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1992· 1 entry
When he became the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party
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1987· 1 entry
After Chun's retirement, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung ran against each other, splitting the opposition vote and enabling ex-general Roh Tae-woo, Chun's hand-picked successor, to win the election
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1976· 1 entry
Kim made a political comeback during the final year of Park Chung Hee's rule
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1974· 1 entry
Was elected as the president of the New Democratic Party
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1971· 1 entry
Kim made his first attempt to run for president against Park as candidate for the opposition New Democratic Party, but Kim Dae-jung was selected as the candidate
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1969· 1 entry
Kim fiercely opposed the constitutional revision to allow President Park to serve for three consecutive terms
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1954· 2 entries
Kim was elected to the National Assembly of South Korea, as a member of the party led by Syngman Rhee, the first president of South Korea
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Career landmark: Member of the National Assembly of South Korea (1954–1958).
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1952· 1 entry
Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Seoul National University
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-12-20.
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