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Yoon Suk Yeol [b] (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who has served as the 13th and current president of South Korea since 2022. Yoon was born in Seoul and earned two degrees from Seoul National University .
[11] [12] Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached by the National Assembly on 14 December 2024. [13] Han Duck-soo became the first acting president to be impeached on 27 December 2024. Despite holding presidential powers, the National Assembly considered Han a cabinet minister, allowing him to be removed by a simple majority rather than the two-thirds ...
[3] [6] Yoon Suk Yeol assumed office on 10 May 2022 and was impeached by the National Assembly on 14 December 2024. [7] His powers will remain suspended until a Constitutional Court decision upholds or rejects the impeachment; until then, the prime minister served as acting president.
By Hyun Young Yi and Jack Kim. SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol told supporters in a letter he will "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to ...
Yoon Suk Yeol may become the first sitting president of South Korea to be arrested over his controversial 3 December martial law decree that plunged the country into political chaos. The president ...
Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached South Korean president who declared martial law? 03:55, Shweta Sharma. oon Suk Yeol, who narrowly won the presidency in 2022, has been facing mounting ...
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to Yoon's declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024, which was overturned by the National Assembly and officially withdrawn six hours later on 4 December 2024.
SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal investigation into his martial law decree, marking the first ...