The former president of the Republic of Korea, Dae-jung Kim passed away approximately 10 minutes ago at 1:43pm August 18, 2009 local Seoul time. This marked the second death of former leaders of the nation after the deceased president Moo-hyun Roh.
The former president Kim was creator of the "Sunshine Policy" and well known for a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for his human rights advocate works during the Korea's democratization.
