The 'slippery eel' ends up at a rough turn
Seoul
NICKNAMED the "slippery eel" in South Korea for his ability to dodge uncomfortable questions and controversy, former UN chief Ban Ki-moon was a seasoned diplomatic player for decades, but his short-lived presidential ambitions leave a rough end to his career.
Born in 1944 in the small rural village of Eumseong in Japanese-occupied Korea, Mr Ban grew up in the ashes of the 1950-53 Korean War that devastated the nation and his middle-class family.
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