20世纪60年代初到80年代后期的二十多年间韩国处于军事独裁统治时期，军人的独裁统治导致了韩国社会严重的人权问题和民主化问题。为了争取民主化，韩国民众和在野人士进行了长期不懈的努力。　　　金大中和金泳三是这一民主化运动的领袖，为了民主主义的实现两人做出了极大的贡献。朴正熙统治时期，两人并肩作战，1971年的总统选举中两人的活跃着实震惊了军部势力，尽管微弱之差输掉了选举，但充分表达了民众对政权交替的愿望。全斗焕、卢泰愚时期，金大中和金泳三也依然坚守在民主化斗争的最前沿，金泳三的绝食斗争、金大中的海外斗争、“6月抗争”、“五共听闻会”等等在韩国现代政治史上具有相当影响力的斗争中金大中和金泳三始终成为了斗争的球心点。两金与韩国在野势力的共同努力下，韩国民众终于赢得了民主化的最终胜利。　　　金大中和金泳三都出生在20世纪20年代的日本帝国主义统治时期，青壮年时经历了祖国的解放和民族相残的朝鲜战争，对民主主义的热情和对祖国繁荣的愿望深深地影响了二人。除了对民主化的热情之外，家庭背景、教育背景、从政背景、政治导师、性格、政治信念等等诸方面上显示出截然不同的面貌。或许这些差异导致了两金的最终分裂。民主化运动过程中，两金在进行反独裁反人权斗争时始终站在了民众的一方，发出了相应的声音，两人的合力产生了巨大的影响极大地推动了韩国民主化的发展。当军事独裁政权实行强压政策，压制民众的民主化要求和镇压在野势力的时候，金大中和金泳三始终站在最前沿，给陷入低谷的民主化运动注入新的活力。　　　但在民主化事业发展到一定程度，民主化的曙光初现之时，两人过早进入了对大权的争夺状态，对权力的欲望削弱了对现实政治的判断力，导致了关键时刻民主化阵营和在野势力的分裂，给保守独裁势力可乘之机。1980年的“首尔之春”如此，1987年的大选亦如此。尽管金大中和金泳三的分裂在某种程度上不利于在野势力的合作，加上金泳三的“三党合并”违背民主化人士的意愿，但是两人对韩国民主化发展起到的影响是世人皆知的，因此两人也相继成为了国家总统，执政之后的两金进行了各种程度的民主化改革，韩国的民主主义得到了进一步提高。

In the early 1960 s to the late 80 s, more than 20 years of time South Korea in the period of military dictatorship, military dictatorship led to the Korean society of serious human rights and democracy. In order to fight for democracy, south koreans and the opposition to carry on the long-term unremitting efforts. 　　　Kim dae-jung and Kim young-sam is the democratization movement leader, for the sake of the realization of democracy both made great contributions. Reign of park chung-hee, two people fight together, two people active in the 1971 presidential election is really shocked the military forces, although the difference between the weak lost the election, but fully expressed the desire of the people to the regime alternation. Chun doo-hwan and roh tae-woo, Kim dae-jung and Kim young-sam still stand in the forefront of the struggle, the democratization of Kim young Sam overseas fight hunger strike, Kim dae-jung, June "struggle", "five total will hear" and modern political history in South Korea is rather influence in the struggle of Kim dae-jung and Kim young-sam has always become the centre point of the struggle. Two gold under the joint efforts of the opposition, with South Korea south koreans finally won the final victory of democratization. 　　　Kim dae-jung and Kim young-sam was born in the 1920 s during the reign of Japanese imperialism, young adults experience the liberation of the motherland and the nation out of the Korean war, enthusiasm for democracy and prosperity of our motherland deeply influenced two people desire. In addition to the passion for democratization, family background, education background, political background and political mentor, character, political belief, and so on, surface shows distinct features. Perhaps these differences led to the two gold eventually split. The democratization movement process, two gold in the fight against dictatorship against human rights always stand in the people's party, the corresponding sound, two people together produced huge influence greatly promoted the development of South Korea's democratization. When the military dictatorship has forced policy, repression and the democratization of the request and the suppression of the opposition, Kim dae-jung and Kim young-sam always stand in the forefront, to fall the democratization movement inject new vitality. 　　　But in career development to a certain degree of democratization, the democratization of dawn breaks, two people entering into a state of competition for power and desire for power weakened political sense of reality, led to a critical moment democracy camp and the opposition division, give conservative dictatorial powers. "Spring" of Seoul in 1980, the 1987 election. Although Kim dae-jung and Kim young-sam division cooperation against the opposition, to some extent with Kim young Sam "three merger" against the wish of the people in the democratization, but two people impact on South Korea's democratization development is well known, so two people have also become the country's President, the power of the two gold various degree of democratization reform, South Korea's democracy has been further improved.