SOUTH KOREA CHAMPION FOR DEMOCRACY WAS LAID TO REST PRESIDENT KIM YOUNG SAM WRENCHING S KOREA FROM ITS AUTHORITAREAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN THE 1980S TO A NEW ROK LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A KOREA OF TODAY AND THE FUTURE - KIM YOUNG SAM A PROTESTANT 1927 TO 2015 REST IN PEACE

People bade their farewell to former President Kim Young-sam at a state funeral for the democracy advocate, Thursday.
Some 10,000 participated in the funeral service at the National Assembly in Yeouido, southern Seoul, Thursday, including ad-hoc funeral committee members, government officials, diplomats and citizens.
President Park Geun-hye did not take part in the service due to health problems, but she visited the memorial altar at Seoul National University Hospital prior to the ceremony.
Former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were absent as well.
The funeral car carrying Kim's body and cortege departed from the hospital at 1:25 p.m. and arrived at the Assembly, where Kim served nine terms, at around 2 p.m.

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