Kim Young-sam

President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998

Kim Young-sam (Korean: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三, pronounced [kim.jʌŋ.sam]; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015), also known by his initials YS, was a South Korean politician who served as the seventh president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998. From 1961, Kim spent almost 30 years as one of the leaders of the South Korean opposition and one of the most powerful rivals to the authoritarian regimes of Park Chung Hee and Chun Doo-hwan. He was elected to the National Assembly at the age of 26, the youngest in Korean history, and served as a nine-term lawmaker, working as a leader with Kim Dae-jung and the democratic camp.

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