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A former president of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung has died of pneumonia after a long illness. He was 85. Kim Dae Jung was responsible for opening up relations with North Korea after more than four decades of unrelenting hostility. It was called the Sunshine Policy. He spent his life pursuing democracy and the reunification of his country with the North. He overcame the most daunting series of events – a kidnapping, repeated arrests, beatings, exile and a death sentence, emerging as a Nobel Laureate and ground-breaking leader of his country. Jason Strother reports from Seoul. (Audio will be available after 5PM Eastern) >>> More coverage from the BBC (photo: Ray Locker / International Reporting Project)

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