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South Korean President Pressed To Resign Over Martial Law Bid

President Yoon imposed martial law in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years. (Credit: AFP)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law that was voted down by lawmakers and brought thousands of protesters to the streets.

Yoon's shock bid to impose South Korea's first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history and caught its close allies around the world off guard.

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