Martiallaw was last imposed in SouthKorea in 1980, seven years before the country transitioned from a military dictatorship to a democracy. Yoon’s short-lived declaration triggered painful ...
In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Yoon’s decision to rescind martiallaw but stopped short of criticizing the South Korean leader. SouthKorea, home to about ...
But SouthKorea's historical memory of martiallaw four decades ago could make the backlash against Yoon's declaration even more severe, Seiler said. "The No. 1 goal of the opposition is to ...
Blinken has urged SouthKorea to solve its political disagreements peacefully and lawfully, and said that the reversal of President Yoon’s martiallaw order showed “the institutions ...
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martiallaw in an unannounced late-night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming he would eradicate “shameless pro ...
SouthKorea’s president said he would lift a martiallaw declaration he had imposed just hours before, honouring a parliamentary vote against the measure. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared ...