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          President of south korea.

          Kim Dae-jung

          President of South Korea from to

          In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.The baptismal name is Thomas.

          "Kim Dae-joong" redirects here.

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          Kim Dae-jung (Korean:&#;김대중; Hanja:&#;金大中, pronounced[kim.dɛ.dʑuŋ]; 6 January &#;&#; 18 August ) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the eighth president of South Korea from to

          Kim entered politics as a member of the new wing of the Democratic Party.

          He was an opposition politician who carried out a democratization movement against the military dictatorship from the Third Republic in the s to the Fifth Republic in the s. He ran unsuccessfully in presidential elections in , , and In the country's 15th presidential election in , he defeated Grand National Party candidate Lee Hoi-chang through an alliance with Kim Jong-pil and DJP.

          Kim was the first opposition candidate to win the presidency. At the time of his in