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Cheong Wa Dae (Korean: 청와대; Hanja: 靑瓦臺; lit. 'Cyan-tile Pavilion'), also known as the Blue House in English, is a public park that formerly served as the presidential residence and the diplomatic reception halls of South Korea from 1948 to 2022.
The Blue House raid, also known in South Korea as the 21 January Incident (Korean: 1·21 사태), was a raid launched by North Korean commandos in an attempt to assassinate President of South Korea Park Chung Hee in his residence at the Blue House in Seoul, on 21 January, 1968.
Unit 124 was established from thirty-one handpicked officers of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the army of North Korea, specifically to infiltrate South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and assassinate Park Chung Hee, the President of South Korea, in his official residence at the Blue House in Seoul.
Following the inauguration of President Yoon Suk Yeol in May 2022, Blue House or Cheong Wa Dae, the previous presidential residence, was relieved of its duties and replaced by the current building. [3] In 2024, balloons from North Korea containing rubbish landed on the compound in July and October. [4] [5]
South Korean authorities moved Friday to execute an unprecedented arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol over his botched attempt to declare martial law last month.
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South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol sat silently through several hours of interrogation after his dramatic arrest on Wednesday.. Mr Yoon, 64, the country’s first sitting president to be ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday in the capital Seoul. It was their second attempt to detain him over his imposition of martial law last month.