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joshua7choi · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Location: Suwon

Former S Korea President Kim dies

Mr Kim was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000
Kim Dae-jung, the former president of South Korea, has died at the age of 83, hospital sources say.

Mr Kim, who was being treated for pneumonia, was reported to have died after suffering heart failure.

The former leader had spent his life pursuing democracy and reunification with the North.

He survived several attempts on his life and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his efforts to improve ties with Pyongyang.

Mr Kim was declared dead at 1.43pm local time (0443 GMT), the AFP news agency quoted a spokesman at the Severance hospital in Seoul as saying.

"His heart began failing at 1.35 pm and stopped minutes later despite our efforts to revive it," said the spokesman.

Mr Kim was elected president of South Korea in December 1997 and remained in power until 2003.

=> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8206490.stm

samcheokguy · Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Location: Samcheok G-do

If Kim Jong Il drops this year...it will be quite the year for dead presidents.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

I figured it'd happen soon enough.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

That's too bad - I thought he would recover.

RIP.

The evil penguin · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:04 am Post subject:

Are there gonna be any riots???

ajuma · Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Anywere but Seoul!!

He was President when I first came to Korea. I have a soft spot in my heart for him. He lived a good, interesting life.

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

I don't have a heck of a lot respect for him, but he deserved to outlive Jeon Du-Hwan. That SOB had better die soon.

climber159 · Joined: 02 Sep 2007

Kim Jong-Il isn't a president. He's a Dear Leader. Now off you go for 12 years of hard labor for getting it wrong!

benji · Joined: 21 Jul 2009

I guess now they can come take the Nobel Peace Prize back from his cold,dead hands.