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South Korea's president impeached by parliament after mass protests over short-lived martial law
The impeachment of a president is not uncharted territory for South Korea, which last removed a president through this process in 2016. Ironically, Yoon - then a prosecutor - had led the probe against former president Park Geun-hye, which ultimately resulted in her impeachment.
South Korea’s martial law crisis stirs memories of 1980 Gwangju massacre
In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a military dictator and triggered a deadly uprising.
For Some Koreans, Martial Law Brought Back Frightening Memories
I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the massacre of protesters in Gwangju.
South Korean President Yoon Faces Second Impeachment Vote Over His Martial Law Order
South Korean lawmakers are set to vote on an opposition-led impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol
South Korean parliament will vote on impeachment motion against President Yoon over martial law
South Korean lawmakers are set to vote on an opposition-led impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, two days after Yoon defended his controversial martial law decree and vowed to resist mounting calls for his ouster.
South Korea opposition leader urges president's party to back impeachment over martial law
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said on Friday the best way to restore order was to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day ahead of a planned parliamentary vote over Yoon's short-lived imposition of martial law.
South Korean president defends martial law decree, defies pressure to quit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday angrily defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week and signaled he would not resign from office.
South Korean parliament impeaches police chief and justice minister over martial law
South Korea’s National Assembly voted Thursday to impeach the national police chief and the justice minister over their enforcement of martial law last week
South Korea's martial law crisis
Learn more English vocabulary from the news with our News Review archive. Syrian rebels have taken control of the country after defeating Bashar al-Assad's forces South Korea's president is facing a political crisis after failing to impose martial law.
South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy
Days after announcing – and then rescinding – martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s future remains uncertain. Immediate efforts to impeach the president over the attempted power grab have failed,
"Like how you shouted 44 years ago".Large-scale impeachment rally in Geumnam-ro, Gwangju
Anchor] I'll go to Gwangju.A large-scale rally is also scheduled in Gwangju ahead of the second vote on the president's ...
Atrocities Made a South Korean City Infamous. A Novelist Made It Immortal.
The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, ...
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Han Kang says 1979 martial law in hometown of Gwangju still affects her
Han was nine years old when her family left Gwangju in January 1980, roughly four months before the 1980 May 18 Gwangju ...
Yoon's martial law resurrects Gwangju's spirit
On the evening of Dec. 3, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law to the nation's shock. “Are we reliving the ...
The Troubled History Of South Korean Presidents
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing a second impeachment vote on Saturday after his short-lived declaration of martial law last week.
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Han Kang says South Korea's martial law crisis is 'not that awful,' praises citizens' courage
Han Kang, this year's Nobel Prize laureate in literature, said South Korea's political turmoil following President Yoon Suk ...
VOX POPULI: Yoon’s martial law order brings 1980 uprising in Gwangju to mind
In May 1980, a South Korean woman, who lost her adolescent son in Gwangju, is overcome with grief in the cemetery where his ...
Celebrations of winning the Han River Nobel Prize in Gwangju and Jeonnam followed one after another
Various celebrations were held in Gwangju and South Jeolla Province to celebrate Han's historic Nobel Prize in Literature.In Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, where ...
Yoon Suk Yeol defies calls to step down amid mass protests in Seoul
South Korea is moving closer to impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol for his decision to declare martial law. Lawmakers' first ...