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On Tuesday night, South Korea’s President declared martial law only to backtrack a mere 6 hours later. So in this video we’ll explain what happened, how it all fell apart so quickly and what this means for both the President and South Korea going forward.
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Sources:
Yoon’s declaration and martial law decree:
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241203158900001?section=politics/all&site=major_news01_related
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/full-text-south-koreas-martial-law-decree-2024-12-03/
South Korean constitution:
https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_service/lawView.do?lang=ENG&hseq=1
Response from Yoon’s party:
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-12-03/national/politics/Martial-law-is-wrong-Han-Donghoon-pledges-to-stop-Yoon-Suk-Yeol/2191865
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241204050003
Protests, parliament and u-turn:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-president-yoon-declares-martial-law-2024-12-03/
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-997c22ac93f6a9bece68454597e577c1
https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241204019252001?section=politics/all&site=topnews01
Yoon approval rating:
https://www.donga.com/en/article/all/20241109/5275177/1
Opposition vs Yoon context:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lgw1pw5zpo
https://www.ft.com/content/6fefcb5a-98a5-4e60-a989-fcc0d84625f9
Yoon kept many in dark about plans:
https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170767.html
Gwangju massacre, 1980:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Uprising
Opposition moves to impeach Yoon:
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241204010951315?section=national/politics