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South Korea holds state funeral for ex-president Kim Young-Sam

South Korea on Thursday buried former president Kim Young-Sam, following a snow-swept state funeral for the man whose 1992 election victory brought a formal end to more than 30 years of military rule.

The one-time pro-democracy activist, who served as president from 1993-1998, died in hospital on Sunday after a serious blood infection. He was 87.

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