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Constitution of South Korea (1948) Precursor: President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea: Formation: 24 July 1948; 76 years ago () First holder: Syngman Rhee: Unofficial names: President of South Korea: Deputy: Prime Minister of South Korea: Salary: ₩240,648,000/USD$ 165,084 annually (2024) [1] Website: Official website ...
Under the 1988 Constitution of the Sixth Republic of Korea, the presidential term is set at five years with no re-election. The president must be a South Korean citizen, at least 40 years old, who has lived in South Korea for 5 years. [2] The term was previously set at four years during the First Republic from 1948 to 1960, including a two-term ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. President of South Korea since 2022 In this Korean name, the family name is Yoon. His Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol 윤석열 Official portrait, 2022 13th President of South Korea Suspended Assumed office 10 May 2022 [a] Prime Minister Choo Kyung-ho (acting) Han Duck-soo Choi Sang-mok ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017 In this Korean name, the family name is Park. Her Excellency Park Geun-hye 박근혜 Official portrait, 2013 11th President of South Korea In office 25 February 2013 – 10 March 2017 [a] Prime Minister Chung Hong-won Lee Wan-koo Choi Kyoung ...
Park Chung Hee (Korean: 박정희, pronounced [pak̚.tɕ͈ʌŋ.çi] ⓘ; November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 until his assassination in 1979, after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961.
Moon Jae-in (Korean: 문재인, pronounced [mun.dʑɛ.in] ⓘ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician and former lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea from 2017 to 2022. Before his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs and Chief of Staff to President Roh Moo-hyun , [ 3 ] Member of the National ...
The transition of Korea from autocracy to modern democracy was marked in 1997 by the election of Kim Dae-jung, who was sworn in as the eighth president of South Korea on February 25, 1998. His election was significant given that he had in earlier years been a political prisoner sentenced to death (later commuted to exile).
On 14 December 2024, Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, was impeached by the National Assembly.This action came in response to Yoon's declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024, which was overturned by the National Assembly and officially withdrawn six hours later on 4 December 2024.