Looking Back at Former President Kim Dae Jung

Kim Dae Jung speaks to the press at his home in Seoul in August 1973
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Kim Dae Jung speaks to the press at his home in Seoul in August 1973. His presidency would usher in a new era of multi-party democracy to the country but would also face major challenges including tensions with North Korea and the Asian Financial Crisis of 1998.

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