Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, 85, Dies

Kim Dae-jung, the tireless force for democracy in South Korea who overcame kidnapping, prison and a commuted death sentence to win his country's presidency and a Nobel Peace Prize, died in Seoul Tuesday at age 85. He had been hospitalized for pneumonia.

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  18.08.2009. 16:07h

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