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Former South Korean President Yook Suk Yeol sentenced to life imprisonment
February 20, 2026 7:55 am
Yoon had declared martial law on December 3, 2024, sending troops to surround the National Assembly in an effort to overcome an opposition-controlled legislature.
South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol over failed martial law
January 13, 2026 11:13 pm
Yoon is the first South Korean president who has faced a potential death penalty after leaving office, since former military strongman Chun Doo-hwan in 1996 was sentenced to death.
President Lee picks South Korea’s first civilian defense chief in 64 years
June 23, 2025 1:15 pm
Since a 1961 coup that brought military dictator Park Chung-hee to power, all of South Korea’s defense ministers have come from the military — a trend that continued even after the country’s democratization in the late 1980s.
South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, reports say
January 26, 2025 4:02 pm
Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office indicted Yoon over rebellion in connection with his Dec. 3 decree that plunged the country into massive political turmoil, as per Yonhap news agency.
Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warm
June 29, 2023 3:34 pm
The USD 10 billion swap arrangement expired in 2015 and had not been renewed.
South Korea: Ex-president Park Geun-hye's long jail term upheld
January 14, 2021 2:20 pm
It is the final ruling in the historic corruption case that saw the country's first female leader impeached in 2017 and concludes a lengthy legal process.
South Korea's newly elected liberal president Moon Jae starts duties
May 10, 2017 7:46 am
Moon Jae will be formally sworn in on Wednesday at noon
South Korean Cabinet reshuffled to win back trust
June 13, 2014 10:01 am
President has come under harsh criticism for the government's handling of the sinking of the Sewol.
Barack Obama to meet South Korean President on May 7
April 16, 2013 9:14 am
President Obama and President Park will also discuss a broad range of economic and security issues.
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