Seoul, April 4, 2025 (AFP) - South Korea's Yoon: from rising star to impeached ex-president

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2025-04-04

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol rose from star prosecutor to the presidency in just a few years, but after a bungled martial law decree last year, on Friday he became the country's second president to be booted from office. The lurch back to South Korea's dark days of military rule on December 3 only lasted a few hours, and after a night of protests and high drama, Yoon was forced into a U-turn by lawmakers. He was swiftly impeached by parliament, an......

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