Kim Young Sam

[ kim yuhng sahm ]

noun

1. 1927–2015, president of South Korea 1993–98.

Example Sentences

But here Trump has a precedent: Bill Clinton also didn’t bother to consult South Korean president Kim Young Sam when drawing up plans for a preemptive strike in June 1994.

From The Guardian

Lee received a pardon from then-President Kim Young Sam a year later.

From BusinessWeek

Kim Young Sam “didn’t show any goodwill toward North Korea” after his death, says Shin, and that angered Pyongyang.

From Time

On Thanksgiving, Clinton told Kim Young Sam by telephone that radical surgery was needed to attract foreign investors.

From Time Magazine Archive

By November the embattled government of Kim Young Sam was refusing to explain to U.S. officials just how much money was left in its foreign-currency reserve.

From Time Magazine Archive