In Pictures: 'Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung State Funeral'

By James Wray Aug 23, 2009, 12:29 GMT

General view of the state funeral for the late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung on 23 August 2009 at Parliament square in Seoul, South Korea. Kim died on Aug. 18 after fighting a long battle with pneumonia. EPA/YNA

South Korean leaders, including President Lee Myung-bak (2nd L, front), offer a silent prayer for the late former President Kim Dae-jung at a state funeral for him on 23 August 2009 at Parliament square in Seoul, South Korea. Kim died on Aug. 18 after fighting a long battle with pneumonia. EPA/YNA

A hearse carrying the body of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung enters a state funeral for him on 23 August 2009 at Parliament square in Seoul, South Korea. Kim died on Aug. 18 after fighting a long battle with pneumonia. EPA/YNA

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) offers a silent prayer for the late former President Kim Dae-jung, along with Kim's wife Lee Hee-ho (L) and first lady Kim Yoon-ok (R), at a state funeral on 23 August 2009 at Parliament square in Seoul, South Korea. Kim died on Aug. 18 after fighting a long battle with pneumonia. EPA/YNA

Lee Hee-ho, the wife of late former President Kim Dae-jung, speaks at a square in front of Seoul City Hall on 23 August 2009 as Kim's funeral cortege pauses on in its way to Seoul National Cemetery. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died at 1 43 p.m. on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia. EPA/YNA

An obituary car of the deceased former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung during the funeral ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, 23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died at 1 43 p.m. on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia. EPA/YNA

South Korean monks mourn the death of Kim Dae-Jung during the state funeral at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia. EPA/CHUNG SUNG-JUN/POOL

Lee Hee-Ho (2nd L), widow of the deceased former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, weeps during the fueral ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. on 23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died at 1 43 p.m. on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia. EPA/SUJIN KIM / POOL

South Korean women weep during a fueral ceremony of the deceased former President Kim Dae-Jung near the Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea, 23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia. EPA/LEE YOUNG-HO/POOL

Honor guards of the Ministry of National Defense, carry a coffin containing the body of the deceased former President Kim Dae-Jung during a fueral ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea,23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia. EPA/LEE YOUNG-HO/POOL

South Korean people mourn the death of Kim Dae-Jung during the state funeral at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died at 1 43 p.m. on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia.cracy. EPA/CHUNG SUNG-JUN/POOL

Lee Hee-Ho (C), widow of the deceased former President Kim Dae-Jung, weeps during a fueral ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, 23 August 2009. The former President, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the two Koreas, died on 18 August , hospital officials said. He was 85. Kim had been hospitalized since 13 July with pneumonia EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN/POOL