SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The election of Kim Dae-jung, a tireless fighter
against military rule, as president in 1997 was viewed as a turning point for
South Korean human rights.

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Over the 60-year history of a divided Korean Peninsula
shadowed by war, ideological strife and constant military tension, there is one

NARO SPACE CENTER, South Korea, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may postpone the
launch of its first space rocket following the death of former president Kim

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is a chronology of major events related
to South Korea's former President Kim Dae-jung who died on Tuesday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details)
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former President Kim Dae-jung died at Seoul's

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who died
on Tuesday at age 85, was known as a man who could forge success out of
unyielding challenges.

Today in Korean history

Aug. 19

1964 - South Korea joins the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international
organization of parliaments of sovereign states.

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(URGENT) S. Korea may postpone rocket launch due to death of former president
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SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Former President Kim Dae-jung died at 1:42 p.m.
Tuesday, Seoul's Severance Hospital said.
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