Former South Korea President dies
Published:Tuesday | August 18, 2009 | 3:52 PM
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who pioneered his country\'s Sunshine Policy of engagement with North Korea, has died.
Kim, who was being treated for pneumonia, was reported to have died after suffering heart failure.
The former leader had spent his life pursuing democracy and reunification with the North.
He survived several assassination attempts, was sentenced to death, and tortured in jail.
He was exiled twice and placed under house arrest countless times and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000.