"Kim Dae-jung (3 December 1925 – 18 August 2009) was President of the Korean Republic (South Korea) from 1998 to 2003, and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 2000. As of this date Kim is the first and only Nobel laureate from Korea. Converting to a Roman Catholic in 1957, he has been called the "
Nelson Mandela of Asia" for his long-standing opposition to authoritarian rule" (wikipedia, 2009)
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