This three page undergraduate paper discusses the government of Kim Young Sam. Kim Young Sam, who was elected President of the Republic of Korea on December 18, 1992, was born on December 20, 1927 on the island of Kojedo off Pusan. He launched his political career in 1954 at the tender age of 26, when he was elected to the National Assembly on the ticket of the ruling Liberal Party. 3 pgs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.