1. Kim Geun-tae was a democracy activist and politician of South Korea.
12 Facts About Kim Geun-tae
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Kim Geun-tae studied in Kyunggi High School and entered Seoul National University and majored economics.
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Kim Geun-tae was arrested several times and served several years in prison.
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Kim Geun-tae remembered the details of the torture and the identity of torturer, and revealed it during his trial.
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Lee Geun An, who tortured Kim Geun-tae, was wanted for the crime after the political situation reversed.
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Kim Geun-tae was regarded as one of the most important activists in the democracy movement of the Republic of Korea and he went into politics on the recommendation of Kim Geun-tae Dae-jung in 1995.
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Kim Geun-tae was member of Parliament of the Republic of Korea from 1996 until 2008.
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Kim Geun-tae was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2006, which was thought to be due to the torture.
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Kim Geun-tae's condition got worse in 2010, deteriorating to the extent that he could not attend his daughter's wedding ceremony.
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Kim Geun-tae collapsed from a complication of his Parkinson's disease in November 2011.
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Kim Geun-tae was buried in Moran Cemetery, Seongnam, where several notable democracy activists were buried.
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Kim Geun-tae was played by actor Park Won-sang in the film National Security.