Shock martial law edict in South Korea follows chaotic recent history: A look at the crucial context
It may seem that the wild predawn scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South Korea's parliament building after the president suddenly declared martial law, came out of nowhere
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A history of martial law in South Korea in Associated Press photographs
When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law this week it was the first time a South Korean government took such a drastic measure since it became a fully functioning democracy ...ABC News - 9h -
What to know about South Korea's short-lived and chaotic period of martial law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his baffling and sudden declaration of martial law ...ABC News - 6h -
South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, facing impeachment after martial law shock
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Martial law in South Korea
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South Korean History Is Scarred by Martial Law
The president’s short-lived declaration of a military emergency late Tuesday was young South Koreans’ first exposure to a state of affairs their elders remember well.The New York Times - 17h -
South Korean president faces impeachment after martial law declaration
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law late Tuesday, before withdrawing troops hours later.ABC News - 8h -
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The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY), which tracks more than 90 large and mid-sized companies in South Korea, at one point tumbled to a 52-week low.CNBC - 20h
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