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South Korea declares martial law across country

Reuters on MSN · 2h

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.

South Korea's History of Martial Law Revealed in Dramatic Pictures

During South Korea's decades under autocratic governments and military rule, martial law was a common response to political instability.

CNN on MSN · 11h

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.

The New Yorker3h

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 ...

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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 ...

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