31 moments

1. Birth on Hauido

   1924-01-06 · Hauido, Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

   Kim Dae-jung was born on Hauido, an island in what is now South Jeolla Province. The island was his childhood home and later supplied his pen name, Hugwang. Coordinates represent Hauido island rather than an identified birth house.

2. Schooling in Mokpo

   1943-01-01 · Mokpo Commercial School, Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

   After moving from Hauido for education, Kim completed Mokpo Commercial School in 1943, beginning the period in which he worked in Mokpo's shipping and newspaper businesses. Coordinates are representative of Mokpo because the source identifies the school but does not provide its historical campus location.

3. Marriage in Mokpo

   1945-04-09 · Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

   Kim married his first wife, Cha Yong-ae, in Mokpo while employed at a Japanese shipping company near the end of Japanese colonial rule. The specific marriage venue is not identified; coordinates represent Mokpo.

4. Return and arrest in occupied Mokpo

   1950-01-01 · Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

   Kim returned to Mokpo during the war, found his property confiscated, and was arrested by the Korean People's Army shortly afterward. He was imprisoned for two months and escaped execution. The source does not give a precise return date or detention site.

5. Business trip during the fall of Seoul

   1950-06-01 · Seoul, South Korea

   At the outbreak of the Korean War, Kim was in Seoul on business. He then made a hazardous return journey toward Mokpo as the city fell to the Korean People's Army. The source establishes presence in Seoul when the war began but does not identify a precise site.

6. Wartime business relocation to Busan

   1951-01-01 · Busan, South Korea

   As Seoul was reoccupied during the Korean War, Kim moved his family to Busan, then the wartime capital, and established Heungguk Shipping Co., Ltd. The relocation followed the reoccupation of Seoul on 4 January 1951; coordinates represent Busan.

7. Return to Mokpo for parliamentary campaign

   1954-01-01 · Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

   Kim left shipping for politics, moved his family from Busan back to Mokpo, and made his first National Assembly campaign there as an independent.

8. Residence in Seoul after detention

   1961-01-01 · Seoul, South Korea

   After release from three months of detention following the military coup, Kim relocated to Seoul with his two sons and lived with relatives while rebuilding his political career. The source gives the year through surrounding chronology but not a more precise relocation date.

9. National Assembly election in Mokpo

   1963-11-01 · Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

   Kim contested the sixth National Assembly election in Mokpo and won, beginning a long parliamentary career as an opposition legislator.

10. Inspection visit to Vietnam

    1966-09-01 · South Vietnam, Vietnam

    Kim joined other moderate legislators on a visit to inspect South Korean forces deployed during the Vietnam War. The source does not identify a base or city; coordinates are a representative point for the former South Vietnam.

11. Presidential-policy press conference

    1970-10-01 · Seoul, South Korea

    

    As the New Democratic Party's presidential candidate, Kim held a Seoul press conference to announce a policy program that included Korean reunification, reserve-force abolition, and economic reform. The venue is not identified; coordinates represent central Seoul.

12. Campaign speech at Jangchungdan Park

    1971-04-01 · Jangchungdan Park, Seoul, South Korea

    

    Kim addressed a landmark campaign gathering at Jangchungdan Park in Seoul during the 1971 presidential race. The source spells the park "Jangchungdam"; coordinates are for Jangchungdan Park.

13. Campaign speech in Busan

    1971-04-01 · Busan, South Korea

    

    Kim's 1971 presidential campaign brought him to Busan, where the article reports an exceptionally large audience for his speech. The surrounding text places this campaign appearance in April 1971; the precise day and venue are not given.

14. Campaign speech in Daegu

    1971-04-01 · Daegu, South Korea

    

    During his first presidential campaign, Kim addressed a major crowd in Daegu, the hometown of incumbent Park Chung-hee. The surrounding text places this campaign appearance in April 1971; the precise day and venue are not given.

15. Assassination attempt on Mokpo–Gwangju highway

    1971-05-25 · Mokpo–Gwangju highway, South Jeolla Province, South Korea

    Kim survived a deliberate vehicle collision while traveling from Mokpo toward Gwangju; the injury to his hip caused a lifelong limp. The exact point on the road is not identified; coordinates are a representative midpoint on the Mokpo–Gwangju route.

16. First exile in Tokyo

    1972-10-18 · Tokyo, Japan

    After traveling to Japan for treatment following the 1971 attack, Kim began his first period of exile and made Tokyo his base for opposition activity against the Yushin dictatorship. Coordinates represent Tokyo because his exile residence is not further specified.

17. Kidnapped from Hotel Grand Palace

    1973-08-08 · Hotel Grand Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

    Korean intelligence agents abducted Kim after a meeting in Tokyo's Hotel Grand Palace, initiating an international crisis that ended with his release in South Korea. Coordinates are for the former Hotel Grand Palace site.

18. Exile in Washington

    1982-12-23 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Following negotiations with the military government, Kim and his family were flown to Washington, D.C., beginning his second exile abroad. The arrival airport and residence are not specified; coordinates represent central Washington.

19. Visiting fellowship at Harvard

    1983-01-01 · Harvard Center for International Affairs, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    During his Washington-based exile, Kim conducted research as a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs, developing and publicizing democratic and reunification ideas. The source supports mid-1983 but not a more precise start date.

20. Return through Gimpo International Airport

    1985-02-08 · Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korea

    Kim returned from exile with a large American entourage for his safety and was welcomed by more than 300,000 supporters at Gimpo International Airport before renewed house arrest.

21. Research fellowship at Cambridge

    1993-01-26 · University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    After leaving the National Assembly following his 1992 presidential defeat, Kim went to the University of Cambridge as a research fellow, studying German reunification and European integration. Coordinates represent the University of Cambridge's central area; the college or department is not specified.

22. Democracy conference speech in Bangkok

    1993-12-10 · Bangkok, Thailand

    During his period as a research fellow in Britain after the 1992 election, Kim attended and spoke at the inaugural International Conference on Asian Democracy and Human Rights in Bangkok. The specific conference venue is not identified; coordinates represent central Bangkok.

23. National Press Club speech

    1994-05-01 · National Press Club, Washington, D.C., United States

    Kim visited the United States and spoke at the National Press Club, arguing for a negotiated approach to North Korea's nuclear program.

24. First inter-Korean summit

    2000-06-13 · Pyongyang, North Korea

    

    As president, Kim met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang in the first face-to-face summit between the leaders of the two Korean states, leading to the June 15 Joint Declaration. Coordinates represent central Pyongyang; the source does not specify an individual summit venue.

25. Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

    2000-12-10 · Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway

    

    Kim accepted the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, recognition of his work for democracy, human rights, and reconciliation with North Korea. The Nobel Committee's presentation speech is dated Oslo, 10 December 2000; Oslo City Hall is the standard Peace Prize ceremony venue.

26. Post-presidential visit to Geneva

    2004-05-10 · Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

    

    On his first overseas trip after leaving office, Kim visited Switzerland and delivered a keynote speech at the 57th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The source dates the trip's commencement, not the individual Geneva speech; Palais des Nations is the World Health Assembly venue.

27. National Reunification Grand Ceremony

    2006-06-14 · Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea

    

    Kim attended the opening ceremony of the National Reunification Grand Ceremony in Gwangju, marking the sixth anniversary of the North–South Joint Declaration.

28. Kennedy School speech

    2008-04-20 · Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    

    On a U.S. visit late in life, Kim gave a Harvard Kennedy School speech defending the Sunshine Policy as a route to success. The surrounding text identifies the month and year as April 2008.

29. Nobel Peace Prize summit speech

    2008-09-01 · Stavanger, Norway

    

    Kim attended the Nobel Peace Prize summit in Stavanger and spoke on dialogue and mutual interests in Northeast Asia. The source provides month-level, not day-level, precision.

30. Meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing

    2009-05-04 · Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China

    

    In one of his final foreign visits, Kim met Vice President Xi Jinping at Beijing's Great Hall of the People.

31. Death at Severance Hospital

    2009-08-18 · Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

    

    Kim died at Severance Hospital in Seoul after hospitalization for pneumonia. His death prompted a state funeral and burial at Seoul National Cemetery.