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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Kim Dae-Jung</b></font><p><img src="dae-jung-sm.jpg" height=312 width=240 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Kim Dae-Jung"><b>AKA</b> Dae-Jung Kim<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/855/000106537/" class=proflink>3-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/924/000105609/" class=proflink>1925</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Hugwangri, South Cholla, South Korea<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/117/000106796/" class=proflink>18-Aug</a>-<a href="/lists/276/000179736/" class=proflink>2009</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/812/000083563/" class=proflink>Seoul, South Korea</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/758/000094476/" class=proflink>Roman Catholic</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> Asian<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Head of State, Politician, <a href="/lists/199/000068992/" class=proflink>Activist</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> South Korea<br><b>Executive summary:</b> South Korean President, 1998-2003<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. </font><p><b>Wife:</b> (d., two sons)<br><b>Wife:</b> Lee Hee-Ho (m. 1962, 1 son)<br><p> High School: Mokpo Commercial High School, Mokpo, South Cholla, South Korea (1943)<br> University: Koryo University (1964)<br> University: Kynughi University (1970)<br><p> <a href="/gov/090/000089820/">President of South Korea</a> (25-Feb-1998 to 25-Feb-2003)<br> <a href="/gov/663/000123294/">South Korean National Assembly</a> (1963-75)<br> <a href="/gov/663/000123294/">South Korean National Assembly</a> (1961)<br> <a href="/honors/155/000116804/">Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize</a> 2000<br> <a href="/honors/211/000068007/">Nobel Peace Prize</a> 2000<br> <a href="/event/930/000084678/">Converted to Catholicism</a> 1956<br> <a href="/event/178/000089908/">House Arrest</a> Feb-1985<br> <a href="/event/178/000089908/">House Arrest</a> Aug-1985<br> <a href="/event/146/000054981/">Assassination Attempt</a> 24-May-1971 (with truck)<br> <a href="/event/118/000062929/">Kidnapped</a> Tokyo (8-Aug-1973)<br> <a href="/event/921/000084669/">Exiled</a> to the United States (1982-85)<br> <a href="/crime/504/000045369/">Conspiracy</a> <br> <a href="/crime/544/000051391/">Sedition</a> <br> <a href="/crime/820/000044688/">Treason</a> May-1980 (sentenced to death)<br> <a href="/crime/341/000043212/">Civil Disobedience</a> Mar-1976 (sentenced to 5 years)<br> <a href="/event/306/000365208/">Traveled to North Korea</a> Jun-2000<br> <a href="/lists/058/000395867/">Escaped Death Sentence</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/279/000128892/">Deafness</a><br> <p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: 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