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Kim Dae Jung Biography and Timeline
Follow Kim Dae Jung through 4 dated historical records for South Korea.
Kim Dae Jung, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1997–1997Years on this page
1997
Coup
South Koreans elect a dissident as President & overthrow the political establishment and choose Kim Dae Jung, long-time pro-democracy campaigner
Election
South Koreans elect a dissident as President & overthrow the political establishment and choose Kim Dae Jung, long-time pro-democracy campaigner
President of South Korea
South Koreans elect a dissident as President & overthrow the political establishment and choose Kim Dae Jung, long-time pro-democracy campaigner
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.