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| 1943 |
Graduation from Mokpo Commercial High School |
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| 1964 |
Graduate School of Business Administration, Korea University, Seoul |
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| 1967 |
Graduate School of Business Administration, Kyung Hee University, Seoul |
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| 1970 |
Graduate Program in Economics, Kyung Hee University, Seoul |
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| 1983 |
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| 1992 |
Honorary Doctorate of Political Science, Diplomatic Academy of the Foreign Ministry of Russia, Moscow |
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| 1992 |
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1994 |
Honorary Doctorate of Political Science, Wonkwang University, Korea |
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| 1995 |
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Portland State University, Oregon |
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| Mar. 1951 |
CEO, Heungguk Shipping Co. |
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| Sept. 1951 |
Trustee, Korea Shipping Association |
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| Oct. 1957 |
Member of the Central Standing Committee, Democratic Party (DP) |
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| Oct. 1960 |
Spokesperson and member of the Planning Committee, DP |
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| 1961 |
Elected to the 5th National Assembly (Inje, DP) |
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| 1963 |
Elected to the 6th National Assembly (Mokpo, DP) |
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| 1965 |
Spokesperson, People’s Party (PP, from the merger of the DP and the Democratic Justice Party) |
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| 1966 |
Chairman of the Policy Committee and member of the Political Affairs Committee, PP |
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| Feb. 1967 |
Spokesperson and member of the Political Affairs Committee, New Democratic Party (NDP, from the merger of the PP and the New Korea Party) |
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| Jun. 1967 |
Elected to the 7th National Assembly (Mokpo, NDP) |
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| Sept. 1970 |
NDP candidate for the 7th Presidential Election |
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| 1971 |
Elected to the 8th National Assembly (NDP) |
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| Nov. 1974 |
Joins the National Conference for Democracy Restoration |
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| 1976 |
Arrested over the March 1stDeclaration for Democratization (for violation of Emergency Executive Order No.9) |
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| Mar. 1979 |
Organizes the National Coalition for Democratization and Reunification |
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| Feb. 1983 |
Founds theKorean Institute for Human Rights, Washington, D.C. |
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| May 1983 |
Advisor to the International Council, Union Theological Seminary, NY |
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| 1984 |
Advisor to the International Committee for the Relief of Victims of Tortures, Minneapolis |
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| 1983~1984 |
Visiting Fellow atthe Center for International Affairs, Harvard University |
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| Mar. 1985 |
Co-chair, Council for the Promotion of Democracy |
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| Jul. 1986 |
Inauguration as Permanent Advisor of the New Korea Democratic Party thwarted by the authorities |
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| Apr. 1987 |
Permanent Advisor, Reunification Democratic Party |
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| Oct. 1987 |
Chairman, Preparation Committee for the Foundation of the Party for Peace and Democracy (PPD) |
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| 1987~1991 |
President, PPD |
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| 1987 |
PPD candidate for the 13th Presidential Election |
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| 1988 |
Elected to the 13th National Assembly (PPD) |
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| 1991 |
President, New Democratic Union Party (NDUP) |
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| 1991~1992 |
Chairman, consolidated opposition Democratic Party (DP) |
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| Mar. 1992 |
Elected to the 14th National Assembly (DP) |
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| May. 1992 |
Candidate for the 14th Presidential Election |
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| Jun. 1992 |
Member of Executive Committee, DP |
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| Dec. 1993 |
Member of Senior Advisory Committee, National Association for Constitutional Government |
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| 1993 |
Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge University |
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| 1994~1998 |
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Kim Dae-jung Peace Foundation for the Asia-Pacific Region |
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| 1995~1997 |
Resident Co-President, Forum of Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific |
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| 1995~2001 |
President, National Congress for New Politics and the Millennium Democratic Party |
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| 1998~2003 |
The 15th President of the Republic of Korea |
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| 1981 |
Bruno-Kreisky Human Rights Award, Austria |
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| 1983~present |
Advisor to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Fund, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1984~present |
Advisor to the International Committee for the Relief of Victims of Tortures, Minneapolis, Minn. |
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| 1984~present |
Board of Trustees at La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA |
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| 1987 |
George Meany Human Rights Award by AFL-CIO, USA |
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| 1987 |
Human Rights Award by the North American Coalition for Human Rights in Korea, Washington, D.C. |
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| 1993 |
The 3rd Korean Book Lovers’ Club Award |
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| 1994 |
Union Medal from the Union Theological Seminary, NY |
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| 1994 |
Full Membership, International Academy of Ecology, Russia |
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| Feb. 1998 |
Grand Order of Mugunghwa, ROK |
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| Apr. 1998 |
Honorary Fellowship, London School of Economics and Political Science |
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| Jun. 1998 |
Honorary Fellowship, Georgetown University, Washington |
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| 1998 |
The International Human Rights Award presented by the International League for Human Rights |
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| Apr. 1999 |
Knight Grand Cross in The Most Honorable Order of the Bath, UK |
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| Jul. 1999 |
The Philadelphia Liberty Medal |
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| Dec. 1999 |
Order of Al-Hussein Ibn Ali, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
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| Mar. 2000 |
Knight Grand Cross, Italian Republic |
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| Mar. 2000 |
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, French Republic |
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| Mar. 2000 |
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, French Republic |
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| May 2000 |
Order of General Jose Dolores, Republic of Nicaragua |
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| Nov. 2000 |
The Rafto Prize for Human Rights 2000 by Rafto Foundation, Norway |
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| Nov. 2000 |
Family Order of Brunei, First Class, Negara Brunei Darussalam |
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| Dec. 2000 |
The 2000 Nobel Peace Prize |
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| Apr. 2001 |
Great Gold Cross in the Order of Juan Raphael Mora, Republic of Costa Rica |
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| Jun. 2001 |
Order Aguila Azteca, Mexico (Grand Collar) |
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| Sept. 2001 |
World Statesman Award by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, NY |
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| Dec. 2001 |
Knight Grand Cross in The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, UK |
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| Jan. 2002 |
Defender of Democracy Award, Parliamentarians for Global Action |
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| Jan. 2002 |
Medal of Honor, Korean Red Cross |
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| Dec. 2003 |
Bernardo O’Higgins Great Cross, Republic of Chile |
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| Dec. 2003 |
Award for an Outstanding Contribution, Chunsa Na Un-gyu Film Festival, Koreas |
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| - In Korean |
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| Bun-no-ui Me-a-li (Indignation against Injustice), 1967, Seoul, Sam-seong-dang |
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| Nae-ga Geod-neun Chil-sib-nyeon-dae (My Goals in the 1970’s), 1970, Seoul, Beom-u-sa |
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| Kim Dae-jung Og-jung-seo-sin (Prison Writings), 1984, Seoul, Cheong-sa |
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| Haeng-dong-ha-neun Yang-sim-eu-ro (Conscience in Action), 1985, Seoul, Geum-mun-dang |
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| Dae-jung Gyeong-je-lon (Mass Economy), 1986, Seoul, Cheong-sa |
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| Min-jog-ui Sae-beog-eul Ba-ra-bo-myeo (Waiting for the Dawn over the Nation), 1987, Seoul, Il-weol-seo-gak |
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| Gong-hwa-gug Yeon-hab-je (The Confederal Stage), 1991, Seoul, Hag-min-sa |
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| Han-guk: Min-ju-ju-ui-ui Deu-ra-ma-wa So-mang (Korea: The Drama and Expectation of Democracy), 1992, Seoul, Cheong-do |
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| Se-ge Gyeong-je Pal-gang-eu-ro Ga-neun Gil (The Path toward the Rank of the World’s Big Eight Economies), 1992, Seoul, Cheong-do |
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| Sae-ro-un Si-jag-eul Wi-ha-yeo (For a New Beginning), 1993, Seoul, Gim-yeong-sa |
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| Na-ui Gil Na-ui Sa-sang (My Path, My Thoughts), 1994, Seoul, Han-gil-sa |
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| Kim-Dae-jung-ui I-sib-il-se-gi Si-min Gyeong-je I-ya-gi (Kim Dae-jung Tells the 21st Century Citizen Economy), 1997, Seoul, San-ha |
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| Na-ui Salm Na-ui Gil (My Life, My Path), 1997, Seoul, San-ha |
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| Dae-jung Cham-yeo Gyeong-je-lon (Mass-participatory Economy), 1997, Seoul, San-ha |
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| Nae-ga Sa-rang-han Yeo-seong (Women I loved), 1997, Seoul, Editor |
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| Kim-Dae-jung Ja-seo-jeon: Yeog-sa-wa Hamgge Si-dae-wa Hamgge 1, 2 (Autobiography: Along with the History, Along with the Times), 1998, Seoul, In-dong |
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| Da-si, Sae-ro-un Si-jag-eul Wi-ha-yeo (Again, for a New Beginning), 1998, Seoul, Gim-yeong-sa |
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| I-sib-il-se-gi-wa Han-min-jog (The 21st Century and the Korean People), 2004, Paju, Dol-be-ge |
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| - English Translation |
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| Mass-Participatory Economy, 1985, Lanham, University Press of America |
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| Building Peace & Democracy: Kim Dae Jung Philosophy & Dialogues, 1987, NY, Korean Independent Monitor |
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| Prison Writings (trans. by David M. McCann & Choi Sung-il), 1987, Berkeley, University of California Press |
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| A New Beginning (ed. by George Oakley Totten Ⅲand trans. by Young Jack Lee & Yong Mok Kim), 1996, LA, University of Southern California |
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| Three-Stage Approach to Korean Reunification: Focusing on the South-North Confederal Stage (trans. by Rhee Tong-Chin), 1997, LA, University of Southern California |
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| The 21st Century and the Korean People, 2004, Seoul, Hakgojae |
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