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UPSC 2008: Kim Dae-jung won the Nobel Prize for Peace. He is from which one of the following countries?
(a)Vietnam
(b)Cambodia
(c)South Korea
(d)Japan
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Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998-2003), received the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for his pro-democracy efforts and “sunshine policy” toward North Korea; hence he is from South Korea, not Vietnam, Cambodia or Japan. ([nobelpeaceprize.org](https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/laureates/2000?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2008, GS Paper 1, as Question 78. It falls under Current Affairs > Awards & Honours.
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