The South Korean statesman Kim Young Sam (born 1927) was a centrist and pragmatic opposition party leader. In 1990 he led his party into a merger with the ruling Democratic Justice Party. He was president of South Korea from 1992-1997. Kim Young Sam...

(b. 1927), South Korean president. Kim Young-sam served as president of the Republic of Korea from 1993 until 1998, when he was defeated by longtime personal and political rival Kim Dae Jung. His presidency was noteworthy in two respects. Kim was the...

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SEOUL - Unsuccessful presidential candidate Kim Young Sam offered to resign as leader of his party yesterday to take responsibility for his defeat in last month's South Korean elections. The gesture was considered a formality in preparation for a Wednesday party convention called...

South Korean opposition leader Kim Young Sam has emerged as the front-runner in the perception of many people here as this nation prepares to hold a presidential election in 20 days. With public opinion polls unreliable and their publication illegal, no one here...

South Korea announced an amnesty Friday for 434 politicians and businesspeople, including suspended International Olympic Committee member Park Yong-sung.Exemptions or reductions of sentences, or the restoration of civil rights were granted under an amnesty to mark the fourth anniversary of President Roh Moo-hyun's Feb. 25...

South Korea announced a presidential amnesty Friday for 434 politicians and business people, including suspended International Olympic Committee member Park Yong-sung.Park, former chairman of the Doosan Group, saw his IOC membership suspended last year after he was sentenced to a suspended prison term and a...