Kim Dae-Jung

Birthday

Dec 3, 1925

Kim Dae-Jung was born on December 3, 1925

Representative

Mar 19, 1961

He was elected as a representative to the National Assembly in South Korea

Seat in the house

Mar 19, 1963

He won a seat in the house in 1963 and 1967 elections

Kidnapped

Mar 19, 1973

Kim Dae-Jung was kidnapped by agents of Korean central intellegence agency

Arrested

Mar 19, 1976

Kim was arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison

Cleared of Charges

Mar 19, 1987

Kim was cleared of all charges and his political legal rights were restored

President

Dec 19, 1997

Kim won the presidency in December 1997

Nobel Peace Prize

Mar 19, 2000

Kim was awarded the nobel peace prize in 2000

Death

Aug 18, 2009

Kim died at age 85 on August 18 2009