The Nobel Peace Prize 2000
Awarded on: 2000-10-13
"for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular"
Kim Dae-jung
Born: 1924-01-08 in Mokpo, Korea (now South Korea)
Gender: male
Field: President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003
Biography
Kim Dae-jung was a South Korean politician, activist and statesman who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.