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Al Jazeera Staff

South Korea’s long history of martial law – and impeachments

People shout slogans in front of the gate of the National Assembly after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, Seoul, December 4, 2024 [Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters]

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s decision to declare martial law has triggered the biggest political crisis in decades in the East Asian nation and sent shock waves across the world.

Yoon imposed the emergency law after accusing the main opposition Democratic Party of sympathising with North Korea and of antistate activities.

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