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47-564: According to Article 1 of the Regulation of Korean History Compilation Committee (朝鮮史編修会官制, 1925), "Korean History Compilation Committee was administered by the Governor General of Korea and engaged in collecting of Korean historical materials and compilation of Korean history ". 朝鮮史 means "history of Korea"; 編修 means "to compile"; 會 means "committee" or "society". A total of 975,534 yen (not adjusted for inflation)

94-696: A further 7.2% on fears that the IMF would demand tough reforms. Other prominent chaebols were affected: Samsung Motors ' $ 5 billion venture was dissolved due to the crisis, and eventually Daewoo Motors was sold to the American company General Motors (GM). On 22 November 1997, Kim in a televised address to the nation, apologised and called for the nation to tighten its belts. He blamed companies for borrowing too much, workers for demanding too much pay and conceded that his government did not implement strong reforms on its own due to pressure from special interest groups. As

141-402: A nine-term lawmaker, working as a leader with Kim Dae-jung and the democratic camp. His nickname is Geosan (巨山) and his hometown is Gimnyeong (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,

188-737: A police organisation, which may have been partly involved in having Korean women working as comfort women . After the Japanese defeat in World War II , the Korean Peninsula was administered by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea . The governor-general building was demolished during administration of South Korean president Kim Yong-Sam on August 15, 1995. Four individuals who held

235-771: A position as a Distinguished Professor at Waseda University where he had previously (1994) received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. After his presidency, Kim traveled the world promoting democracy, and speaking at events such as Towards a Global Forum on New Democracies in Taiwan in January 2007. After retiring, President Kim Young-sam spent his later years at his private residence in Sangdo-dong. Kim died in Seoul National University Hospital on 22 November 2015, from heart failure at

282-556: A result of the crisis. Kim could not run for re-election in 1997, as the constitution limits the president to a single five-year term. His term ended on 24 February 1998, and he was succeeded by his political rival Kim Dae-jung who defeated the ruling conservative party in the 1997 South Korean presidential election . This marked the first peaceful transition of power to an opposition party in South Korea's history. From April 2002 to 2007, he dedicated himself to research, taking up

329-507: A result, Kim became the most unpopular president in history with an approval rating of 6%, until Park Geun-hye broke this record with a 5% rating in 2016 before her impeachment. This is until she reached a record low of 1 to 3%. On 3 December 1997, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to provide US$ 58.4 billion as a bailout package. In return, Korea was required to take restructuring measures. In addition,

376-439: A war. Kim took an upfront and straightforward attitude in his diplomacy toward Japan, with his quote “We will teach them to have manners once and for all,” referring to Japanese politicians who defended Japan’s wartime atrocities from annexation to the end of World War II. Kim's government undersaw the highly public demolition of the colonial-era General Government Building in 1996. Kim spent his final year in office, with

423-473: A war. A US aircraft carrier and a cruiser had been deployed near South Korea’s east coast in preparation for a possible airstrike and the United States planned to evacuate Americans, including US troops and their families, Kim said in a memoir. He understood that South Korean cities would be bombarded first by North Korea in the event of a strike and thought it necessary to stop any move that could start

470-670: The Carter Administration , concerned over increasing human right violations, issued a strong warning not to persecute members of the opposition party. Kim was expelled from the National Assembly in October 1979, and the United States recalled its ambassador back to Washington, D.C. , and all 66 lawmakers of the New Democratic Party resigned from the National Assembly. When it became known that

517-573: The Democratic Liberal Party . Kim's decision angered many democratic activists who considered him a traitor but he maintained his political base in Busan and Gyeongsang . Kim chose to merge with Roh's ruling party in order to become Roh's successor in 1992, which he became the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party. As the candidate of the governing party, he defeated Kim Dae-jung and businessman Chung Ju-yung ,

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564-674: The Empire of Japan in the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 to replace the title of Resident-General . The governor-general of Chōsen was appointed from Tokyo and accountable to the emperor of Japan . The governor-general of Chōsen was responsible for the administrate ministry of the Chōsen regionin, including infrastructure , culture , justice , censorship , and the suppression of the Korean independence movement . The governor-general of Chōsen

611-634: The International Monetary Fund (IMF). This caused him to have one of the lowest approval ratings of any incumbent president in the history of South Korea at 6%, from a historical high of 97%, until Park Geun-hye surpassed Kim at 1–3% during the political scandal in 2016 . After his death, however, he has seen a moderately positive reevaluation. Kim was born on 14 January 1929 in Geoje , Geojedo , Keishōnan-dō , Korea, Empire of Japan (now in South Gyeongsang Province , South Korea). He

658-491: The National Assembly of South Korea , as a member of the party led by Syngman Rhee , the first president of South Korea. At the time of his election, Kim was the youngest member of the national assembly. A few months after his electoral victory, Kim left his party and joined the opposition when Rhee attempted to amend the constitution of South Korea . Kim then became a leading critic, along with Kim Dae-jung , of

705-505: The Korean government started financial sector reform program. Under the program, 787 insolvent financial institutions were closed or merged by June 2003. The South Korean won , meanwhile, weakened to more than 1,700 per U.S. dollar from around 800, but later managed to recover. However, like the chaebol, South Korea's government under Kim did not escape unscathed. Its national debt -to-GDP ratio more than doubled (approximately 13% to 30%) as

752-539: The New Economy" for immediate economic reform, intended to decrease inflation and eliminate corporate corruption. Another Five-Year Plan was also implemented, to encourage foreign investment as part of Kim's internationalization and economic liberalism strategy. By 1996, per capita GNP exceeded US$ 10,000. In 1994, when American president Bill Clinton considered attacking Nyongbyon , the centre of North Korea's nuclear program , Kim advised him to back down, fearing

799-571: The South Korean government was planning to accept the resignations selectively, uprisings broke out in Kim's hometown of Busan . It was the biggest demonstration since the Syngman Rhee presidency, and spread to nearby Masan and other cities, with students and citizens calling for an end to the dictatorship. The Bu-Ma Democratic Protests caused a crisis, and amidst this chaos Park Chung-hee

846-525: The aftermath of the 1997 IMF crisis, Kim suffered from low approval ratings for many years. However, following his death, public interest in his achievements during the democratization movement as well as his presidency grew, and he began to be reevaluated in the media. In a contemporary public survey of past presidents from Gallup Korea , the percentage of those responding that Kim "did many good things" jumped from 16% in 2015 to 40% in 2023, and those saying that he "did many wrong things" fell from 42% to 30% over

893-514: The age of 87. He was survived by his children, two sons and three daughters, as well as his five younger sisters. On 26 November 2015, a televised state funeral was held for Kim at the National Assembly lawn, during which Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn delivered the opening remarks. Later that day, Kim was buried in the Seoul National Cemetery near former presidents Syngman Rhee , Park Chung Hee and Kim Dae-jung . In

940-579: The arrest of his two predecessors, and an internationalization policy called Segyehwa . At the final years of his presidency, Kim had been widely blamed for the collapse of the Seongsu Bridge and the Sampoong Department Store and the downturn and recession of the South Korean economy during the 1997 Asian financial crisis , which forced South Korea to accept tens of billions of dollars in unpopular conditional loans from

987-417: The boss of the chaebol group Hyundai in the 1992 presidential election . He was the first civilian elected to a full term since 1960. The Kim Young-sam administration attempted to reform the government and the economy. One of the first acts of his government was to start an anti-corruption campaign, which began at the very top, as Kim promised not to use political slush funds . The anti-corruption campaign

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1034-621: The clique had continued to be deeply engaged in policymaking. Thus, Hanahoe was disbanded and the depoliticization of the military began under Kim. Kim also granted amnesty to 41,000 political prisoners in March 1993 just after taking office, and removed the criminal convictions of pro-democracy protesters who had been arrested during the Gwangju massacre in the aftermath of the Coup d'état of December Twelfth . However, Kim's anti-corruption message

1081-572: The dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan . When the first democratic presidential election was held in 1987 after Chun's retirement, Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung ran against each other, splitting the opposition vote and enabling ex-general Roh Tae-woo , Chun's hand-picked successor, to win the election. This was also despite support from the first female presidential candidate, Hong Sook-ja , who resigned her candidacy in order to support Kim. On January 22, 1990, he merged his Democratic Reunification Party with Roh's ruling Democratic Justice Party to form

1128-512: The end of his term on advice of president-elect Kim Dae-jung . Kim did not stop there, his administration pursued chaebol bosses who paid these bribes to Chun and Roh, most prominently Lee Kun-hee of Samsung and Kim Woo-choong of Daewoo were prosecuted, although Lee's sentence was suspended and Kim did not serve his sentence. Kim also purged politically minded generals of the Hanahoe clique to which Chun and Roh belonged; until that point,

1175-443: The era before his presidency and empowered by lax policies from the prior governments. In addition to curbing corrupt practices of the chaebols, Kim encouraged them to become leaner and more competitive to succeed in the global economy, in contrast to the state-directed economic growth model of the preceding decades. Chaebols were criticized at that time for inefficiency and a lack of specialization. Kim released his "100-Day Plan for

1222-624: The international financial community. Hanbo was the first to declare bankruptcy in January 1997, sparking a domino effect. Kim's government was seen as indecisive in the face of crisis as the financial tsunami began. The next big chaebol to go, was in July 1997 when South Korea's third-largest car maker, Kia Motors , asked for emergency loans. The Kim government refused to bail them out on Kia's terms, and nationalized it in October 1997. The domino effect of collapsing large South Korean companies drove interest rates up and international investors away. In

1269-495: The military governments of Park Chung Hee and Chun Doo-hwan . In 1969, Kim fiercely opposed the constitutional revision to allow President Park to serve for three consecutive terms. Kim later opposed President Park's power grab with the authoritarian Yushin Constitution of 1972. In 1971, Kim made his first attempt to run for president against Park as candidate for the opposition New Democratic Party , but Kim Dae-jung

1316-757: The nation saddled and plagued by an economic crisis. By 1996 and 1997, the banking sector was burdened with non-performing loans as its large chaebols were funding aggressive expansions. During that time, there was a haste by chaebols to compete and expand on the world stage, and Kim's 1993 financial reforms which allowed for the growth of merchant banks and short term loans fuelled increased borrowing by these companies. Many businesses ultimately failed to ensure returns and profitability. The chaebols continued to absorb more and more capital investment. Eventually, excess debt led to major failures and takeovers. The Hanbo scandal which involved Kim's son in early 1997 exposed South Korea's economic weaknesses and corruption problems to

1363-609: The new constitution. In August 1979, Kim allowed around 200 female workers at the Y.H. Trading Company to use the headquarters of New Democratic Party as a place for their sit-in demonstration and pledged to protect them. One thousand policemen raided the party headquarters and arrested the workers. One female worker died in the process and many lawmakers trying to protect them were severely beaten, some requiring hospitalization. The YH Incident garnered widespread criticism and led to Kim's condemnation, with an assertion that Park's dictatorship would soon collapse. After this incident, Park

1410-645: The portraits have been inherited by the People Power Party in 2023. Kim was a member of the Chunghyun Presbyterian Church and was fluent in Japanese in addition to his native language, Korean . He was married to Son Myung-soon . He had six children: Kim Hye-young (daughter, born 1952), Kim Hye-jeong (daughter, born 1954), Kim Eun-chul (son, born 1956), Kim Hyun-chul (son, born 1959), Kim Sang-man (extramarital son, born 1959), and Kim Hye-sook (daughter, born 1961). When he

1457-646: The position also entailed judicial oversight and some legislative powers. As of 1944, the governor-general did not command the Imperial Japanese Army or Imperial Japanese Navy units stationed in Chōsen . Given the powers and levels of responsibility, only ranking full generals in the Imperial Japanese Army were selected for the post, with the sole exception of Viscount Saitō , a retired admiral. The governor-general of Chōsen had

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1504-400: The position of the governor-general of Chōsen also held the office of the prime minister of Japan . Three, Terauchi Masatake , Saitō Makoto , and Koiso Kuniaki , were governors-general before becoming prime ministers. One, Abe Nobuyuki , was prime minister before his appointment as governor-general. Ugaki Kazushige was named prime minister-designate, but he could not take office because he

1551-477: The same time period. This narrowly placed him among the few past presidents whose positive ratings exceeded negative ratings (the others being Park Chung-hee , Kim Dae-jung , and Roh Moo-hyun ). Kim also differed from the more ideologically polarized ratings of other presidents by showing a remarkably similar evaluation between supporters of the two major parties, as well as between self-described conservatives, moderates, and progressives. Similarly, in contrast to

1598-553: The wake of the Asian market downturn, Moody's lowered the credit rating of South Korea from A1 to A3, on 28 November 1997, and downgraded again to B2 on 11 December. That contributed to a further decline in South Korean shares since stock markets were already bearish in November. The Seoul stock exchange fell by 4% on 7 November 1997. On 8 November, it plunged by 7%, its biggest one-day drop to that date. And on 24 November, stocks fell

1645-427: The years following his presidency, when Kim was seen as something of an embarrassment for many on the right , he is now seen as a figure that expands the democratic credentials of the mainstream conservative parties. In November 2017, then- Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo hung a portrait of Kim in the party headquarters alongside the two traditional conservative icons of Syngman Rhee and Park Chung-hee, and

1692-441: Was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the 7th (14th election) 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 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 person in Korean history, and served as

1739-820: Was also part of an attempt to reform the chaebols , the large South Korean conglomerates which dominated the economy. Kim's government required government and military officials to publish their financial records and introduced the “real-name” financial transaction system across the country, which made it difficult to open bank accounts under false names, precipitating the resignation of several high-ranking officers and cabinet members. This also made it difficult for chaebols to seek government favours by remitting money to politicians and officials under false and anonymous names, drastically curbing such practices. He had his two predecessors as president, Chun and Roh, arrested and indicted on charges of corruption and treason for their role in military coups, although they would be pardoned near

1786-411: Was assassinated on 26 October 1979 by KCIA Director Kim Jae-gyu . The government's oppressive stance towards the opposition continued under Chun Doo-hwan, who seized power with a military coup on 12 December 1979. Kim Young-Sam was expelled from the National Assembly for his democratic activities and banned from politics from 1980 to 1985. In May 1983, he undertook a 21-day hunger strike protesting

1833-635: Was born into a rich fishing family. He was the eldest of one son and five daughters in his family. During the Korean War , Kim joined ROK Army as a student soldier , then he served in the ROK Army as an officer of the Department of troop information and education. In 1952, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Seoul National University . In 1954, Kim was elected to

1880-531: Was damaged after his son was arrested for bribery and tax evasion related to the Hanbo scandal . Kim was critical of the influence of chaebols on Korean society in the early 1990s, but was a firm believer in deregulation that heavily empowered "small[-] and medium-sized firms." During his administration, Kim viewed chaebols that monopolized importing certain resources or products and/or predominated certain markets they were "large enterprises" in as outdated parts of

1927-601: Was determined to remove Kim from the political scene, like the imprisoned Kim Dae-jung , and instructed the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) to engineer such a move. In September 1979, a court order suspended Kim's presidency of the New Democratic Party. When Kim called on the United States to stop supporting Park's dictatorship in an interview with the New York Times , Park wanted to have Kim imprisoned while

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1974-582: Was in office, his public speeches were the subject of much scrutiny and his pronunciation of Gyeongsang dialect elicited both criticism and amusement. He once mistakenly pronounced '경제 (Gyeongje, 經濟: meaning 'economy')' as '갱제 (Gaengje: a Gyeongsang pronunciation of the older generation for '경제')' and '외무부 장관 (oemubu-janggwan, 外務部長官: meaning 'foreign minister')' as '애무부 장관 (aemubu-janggwan, 愛撫部長官: meaning ' making out minister')'. A humorous anecdote arose from another of his public speeches where audiences were said to have been surprised to hear that he would make Jeju

2021-617: Was seated in the General Government Building in Keijō after its completion in 1926. Pending its completion, the Governor-General resided at Namsan. After the annexation of Korea to Japan in 1910, the office of resident-general was replaced by that of governor-general. However, the position was unique in among Japan's external possessions, as the governor-general had sweeping plenipotentiary powers, and

2068-638: Was selected as the candidate. In 1974, he was elected as the president of the New Democratic Party . While he temporarily lost his power within the national assembly in 1976, Kim made a political comeback during the final year of Park Chung-hee's rule. Kim took a hardline policy of never compromising or cooperating with Park's Democratic Republican Party until the Yushin Constitution was repealed and boldly criticized Park's dictatorship, which could be punished with imprisonment under

2115-546: Was spent, and a considerable number of books were published. The books can be categorized into Joseon History (25 volumes), History Collection (102 volumes), and Reprint of Historical Records (1623 volumes). However, no copies of the Reprint of Historical Records are known to exist today. Governor General of Korea The Governor-General of Chōsen ( Japanese : 朝鮮総督 , romanized :  Chōsen Sōtoku ; Korean : 조선총독 , romanized :  Joseon Chongdok )

2162-595: Was the chief administrator of the Government-General of Chōsen ( Japanese : 朝鮮総督府 , romanized :  Chōsen Sōtokufu ; Korean : 조선총독부 , romanized :  Joseon Chongdokbu ) (a part of an administrative organ established by the Imperial government of Japan) from 1910 to 1945. The governor-general of Chōsen was established shortly after the Korean Empire was formally annexed by

2209-556: Was unable to form a cabinet. In addition, Resident-General Itō Hirobumi served four terms as prime minister prior to his appointment to Korea. After the annexation of Korea to Japan in 1910, the office of resident general was replaced by that of governor-general. Kim Yong-Sam Defunct Kim Young-sam ( Korean :  김영삼 ; Hanja :  金泳三 ; Korean pronunciation: [ki.mjʌŋ.sam] or [kim] [jʌŋ.sam] ; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015), often referred to by his initials YS ,

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