South Korea mourns Nobel laureate Kim Dae Jung’s death

SEOUL - South Koreans Tuesday mourned the death of the country’s former president and Nobel laureate Kim Dae Jung.

Former SKorean President Kim Dae-jung, winner of Nobel Peace Prize, dies at age 85

SEOUL, South Korea — Former President Kim Dae-jung, who survived assassination attempts during his years as a dissident and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his reconciliation efforts with communist North Korea, died Tuesday. He was 85.

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