Kim Young-sam

Kim Young-sam (Korean: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三, pronounced [kim.jʌŋ.sam]; 14 January 1929 – 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 25, the youngest in Korean history, and served as a nine-term lawmaker, working as a leader with Kim Dae-jung and the democratic camp. His art name is Geosan (거산; 巨山) and his hometown is Gimnyeong (김녕; 金寧). Elected as president in the 1992 presidential election, Kim became the first civilian to hold the office in over 30 years. He was inaugurated on 25 February 1993, and served a single five-year term, presiding over a massive anti-corruption campaign, the arrest of his two predecessors, and an internationalization policy called Segyehwa.