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Kim Young-sam

1927 - 2015

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Kim Young-sam (Korean: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三; Korean pronunciation: [ki.mjʌŋ.sam] or [kim] [jʌŋ.sam]; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015), often referred to by his initials YS, was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the 7th (14th election) president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. From 1961, he spent almost 30 years as one of the leaders of the South Korean opposition, and one of the most powerful rivals to the authoritarian regimes of Park Chung Hee and Chun Doo-hwan. He was elected to the National Assembly at the age of 25, the youngest person in Korean history, and served as a nine-term lawmaker, working as a leader with Kim Dae-jung and the democratic camp. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kim Young-sam has received more than 1,004,456 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Kim Young-sam is the 1,535th most popular politician (down from 1,442nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 28th in 2019) and the 26th most popular South Korean Politician.

Kim Young-sam was the president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. He is most famous for his economic reforms that led to South Korea's rapid economic growth.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kim Young-sam ranks 1,535 out of 19,576. Before him are Hiero II of Syracuse, Tiberius II Constantine, Pachacuti, Tony Tan, Titus Tatius, and Louise Mountbatten. After him are Emil Hácha, Mátyás Rákosi, Robert Ley, Léon Degrelle, Lin Biao, and Sunjo of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Kim Young-sam ranks 17. Before him are Vladimir Komarov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Turgut Özal, K. Alex Müller, László Kubala, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. After him are Sidney Poitier, Lawrence Kohlberg, Albert Uderzo, Janet Leigh, Niklas Luhmann, and Harry Belafonte. Among people deceased in 2015, Kim Young-sam ranks 20. Before him are Anita Ekberg, Süleyman Demirel, Henning Mankell, Josef Masopust, Laura Antonelli, and Val Logsdon Fitch. After him are Richard von Weizsäcker, Ulrich Beck, Leonard Nimoy, Lemmy, Yitzhak Navon, and Tariq Aziz.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Kim Young-sam ranks 29 out of 1,128. Before him are Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Mas Oyama (1923), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), and Hyojong of Joseon (1619). After him are Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Yun Posun (1897), and Dangun (-333).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Kim Young-sam ranks 26. Before him are Seonjo of Joseon (1552), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Jungjong of Joseon (1488), Yeonsangun of Joseon (1476), Empress Myeongseong (1851), and Hyojong of Joseon (1619). After him are Sunjo of Joseon (1790), Roh Tae-woo (1932), Munjong of Joseon (1414), Danjong of Joseon (1441), Yun Posun (1897), and Dangun (-333).

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