All posts tagged "Kim Young-sam"

  • A vehicle putting up a portrait of the late former South Korean President Kim Young-sam leads a hearse after the state funeral for Kim at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Thousands of mourners gathered at the lawn outside parliament Thursday to say their farewells to Kim, whose landmark 1992 election victory ended decades of military rule and ushered in a series of reform measures. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. Pool)
    Late ex-President Kim’s popularity soars: poll

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The likability of former President Kim Young-sam, a lifelong champion of democracy, has soared following his death early this week, a poll showed Friday. Kim, an iconic figure of the pro-democracy movement who ended...

    • Posted November 27, 2015
    • 0
  • Los Angeles Korean American community leaders pay their respects to former President Kim Young-sam inside Los Angeles Korean Consulate. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    LA Koreans pay respects to Kim Young-sam

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Footsteps of Los Angeles Korean Americans never ceased yesterday at memorial altars for former South Korean President Kim Young-sam set up inside the local diplomatic office and the community association....

    • Posted November 24, 2015
    • 0
  • This November 1995 file photo shows President Kim Young-sam (L) meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Osaka, Japan. Kim, who served as South Korea's president from 1993-1998, died at Seoul National University Hospital on Nov. 22, 2015, after being hospitalized due to a high fever. He was 88. Kim formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. (Yonhap)
    Ex-President Kim lays foundation for S. Korea-China ties: ambassador

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A South Korean envoy mourned the death of former President Kim Young-sam on Monday, crediting him for laying the foundation for bilateral relations between Seoul and Beijing. Former President Kim, who died of a...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
    • 1
  • Kim Youn-sam
    Coast to coast, Korean American communities remember former President Kim Young-sam

    By Tae Hong The Sunday death of former South Korean president and democratic leader Kim Young-sam at age 87 has spurred an outpouring of mourning and memorials across Korean American communities, from coast to coast. In Los...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
    • 2
  • Mourners visit a memorial for former South Korean President Kim Young-sam inside the Korean American Association of Greater New York Sunday. (Korea Times)
    S. Korean Embassy in DC opens memorial altar for late ex-President Kim

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Embassy in Washington began accepting mourners of late former President Kim Young-sam on Monday after establishing a memorial altar at the embassy building. Amb. Ahn Ho-young and the embassy staff paid their...

    • Posted November 23, 2015
    • 0
  • This 1993 file photo shows former President Kim Young-sam waving during a car parade after being sworn in as South Korea's 14th president. Kim, who has been hospitalized due to a high fever, died at Seoul National University Hospital on Nov. 22, 2015, the hospital said. He was 88. Kim formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. (Yonhap)
    Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam dies at age 87

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, died Sunday. He was 87. The...

    • Posted November 21, 2015
    • 0