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Kim Dae-jung Receives Award

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By Kim Se-jeong
  • Published Apr 16, 2010 6:42 pm KST
  • Updated Apr 16, 2010 6:42 pm KST

By Kim Se-jeong

Staff Reporter

The late former President Kim Dae-jung was posthumously given the ``Hanshin Award'' Friday for his contribution to democratization in Korea and laying the foundation for peace on the peninsula.

President of Hansin University Chai Soo-il said, ``This award is given for the late president's life-long dedication that goes hand in hand with Hanshin's spirit.''

Lee Hee-ho, Kim's wife, who received the award on Kim's behalf, thanked Christian intellectuals who stood by her husband in fighting for democracy decades ago.