Posted on 08/17/2009 10:16:48 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
(Kim Death) (LEAD) Former President Kim dies at 85
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former President Kim Dae-jung died at Seoul's Severance Hospital at 1:42 p.m. Tuesday after a long battle with pneumonia and related complications, hospital officials said. He was 85.
Kim, who served as president from 1998-2003, was admitted to Severance Hospital in western Seoul on July 13 with pneumonia and put on a respirator three days later. He underwent surgery on his bronchial tubes in late July as part of procedures to facilitate his breathing.
Beginning late Monday night, Kim's health condition suddenly deteriorated, with his heart failing intermittently, the hospital officials said.
He is survived by his wife and former first lady Lee Hee-ho and three sons.
Kim met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in June 2000 for the first inter-Korean summit and won the Nobel Peace Prize later that year in recognition of his lifelong fight for democracy and efforts to promote reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.
Kim Dae-jung -- dead
only one more to go: Kim Jong-il
Of three axis-of-evil's in Korean Peninsula, only one remains.
Kim Dae-jung was not a misguided fool like Carter. He knew exactly what he was doing. The guy was a very sinister man.
Ping!
HEY TIGER I was going ask you I was going get offline I Think I stick around get late in SO CAL keep up update
BTTT
I getting up for bedtime I have BBC world news I saw this WHOA
I wonder we wake up to the day or trolling on international news wire hear Chia pet kick the bucket soon
That would make for a good day.
You know what I thinking this recent death would make Chia Pet very roaney
Quoting Rick James it be celebration b****hes when Chia Pet finally kick the bucket
I misread the headline and thought it was talking about Kim Jong Il for minute.
Hopefully Korean socialists, like celebrities, die in 3s.
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