Kim Dae-jung remembered for 'Sunshine'
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-19 07:58
The hug felt around the world: Kim Jong-il is embraced by Kim Dae-jung as the ROK president prepared to depart Pyongyang on June 15, 2000. Reuters |
SEOUL: Former president Kim Dae-jung was an extraordinary figure in the Republic of Korea's (ROK) emergence from autocratic rule to a flourishing democracy who won international acclaim for his efforts to improve relations on the divided Korean peninsula.
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