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Events on Saturday 14 December 2024 2
2024South Korea Martial Law CrisisPresident Yoon declares — and rescinds — martial lawSouth Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law in an extraordinary late-night address, deploying troops to the National Assembly. Legislators broke through military cordons and voted unanimously to overturn the decree within hours. Yoon was impeached by the National Assembly and later arrested, plunging one of Asia's most stable democracies into its worst political crisis in decades.
2024South Korea's president declares martial lawAn order reversed by parliament within hoursPresident Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in South Korea on 3 December 2024. Lawmakers forced their way into the National Assembly and voted it down within hours; Yoon was impeached on 14 December.