| Kim Young Sam  Born: 20-Dec-1927
Birthplace: Koje Island, Korea
Died: 22-Nov-2015
Location of death: Seoul, South Korea
Cause of death: Infection
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Asian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State Nationality: South Korea
Executive summary: President of South Korea, 1993-98 An opponent of strongman Park Chung Hee, his summary expulsion from the Korean legislature brought riots into the streets and Park's assassination less than one month later. Unfortunately the first free election, 1987, two opposition leaders ran simultaneously and neither was elected. Instead Roh Tae Woo became President. Kim merged his party with Roh's, and was elected his successor. His legacy is mixed: while on the one hand Kim's administration spearheaded the prosecution for treason and corruption of two former South Korean presidents (earning convictions for both), the performance of his own administration was less than stellar. The economy fared poorly, problems with KIA Motors precipitated the Asian economic crisis, and allegations of bribery and corruption haunted him. Father: Kim Hong-Jo
Mother: Park-Bu-Ryon (d.)
Wife: Myoung-Soon Sohn (two sons, three daughters)
High School: Kyongnam High School, Pusan
University: Seoul National University (1952)
President of South Korea 25-Feb-1993 to 25-Feb-1998
Subversion arrested (1980-81, martial law)
Subversion house arrest (1982-83)
Traveled to the USSR Jul-1989
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