Kim Young-sam

Kim Young-sam (Hangul: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三; born December 20, 1927) is a South Korean politician and democratic activist, who served as the 7th 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 the most powerful rivals to the authoritarian regimes of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan.

Kim was elected president in 1992, becoming the first civilian to hold the office in over 30 years. Kim Young-sam was inaugurated on February 25, 1993 and served a single five-year term. He presided over a massive anti-corruption campaign, the arrest of his two predecessors, and an internationalization policy called Segyehwa.