South Korea says solemn farewell to "great leader" Kim
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SEOUL — South Korea Sunday said a solemn farewell to Kim Dae-Jung, who battled dictators to bring democracy and strove to make peace with communist North Korea when he became president.Kim, who died Tuesday aged 85, was "a great leader of modern history" who won worldwide respect, Prime Minister Han Seung-Soo told a state funeral for the Nobel prizewinner.
Thousands of politicians, foreign dignitaries and ordinary people attended the ceremony, staged outside parliament to signify Kim's contribution to democracy.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il Friday sent envoys to Seoul to deliver his wreath.
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chinkboogy
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May your memory, work, and momentum live on through out all of Korea. The world will miss, mourn, and request another existence of your caliber.
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