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Inside South Korea's Failed Martial Law Attempt
From decree to defeat: Inside South Korea's failed martial law attempt
By Hyonhee Shin, Cynthia Kim, Ju-min Park, Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -At his confirmation hearing three months ago, South Korea's defence minister Kim Yong-hyun rejected accusations from the opposition that he wanted to impose martial law.
The troubled history of martial law, coups and toppled presidents many hoped South Korea had left behind
Last year, a political blockbuster gripped South Korea with a dramatization of a painful memory from its authoritarian past, when the assassination of President Park Chung-hee in 1979 led to a military coup and plunged the country into the iron grip of martial law.
South Korea’s martial law crisis stirs memories of 1980 Gwangju massacre
In the uncertain hours early Wednesday, many recalled the nation’s last martial law, which came after a coup installed a military dictator and triggered a deadly uprising.
The New Yorker
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A Coup, Almost, in South Korea
President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, then backed off, in a matter of hours. He now faces impeachment and mass ...
The Economist
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A coup attempt in South Korea was foiled. But grave tests remain
That a liberal democracy should suffer so brazen a
coup
attempt is as disgraceful as it is shocking ... The bad
news
is ...
Yahoo
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South Korea showed Americans how to defend democracy
It is surely no coincidence that leaders in
South
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and Brazil, both of which experienced military dictatorships in ...
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South Korea curveball adds new 2025 risks
An abortive coup in South Korea was probably not on anyone's bingo card for 2024. Great Power tensions have tended to ...
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South Korea Just Saved Itself – And Its Nuclear Energy Industry
After a chaotic few hours in which South Korea’s political elites and military seemed utterly confused, the coup unraveled, a ...
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South Korea opposition files motion to impeach President Yoon
The country faces an uncertain future after its leader Yoon Suk Yeol suddenly declared and then reversed martial law.
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South Korea’s Warning for Washington
Even botched plots to seize power damage democratic institutions and norms.
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