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Why South Korea’s democracy was in limbo – and the crisis continues
Yoon Suk Yeol, President of South Korea, declared martial law in the evening under a pretext. Suddenly the country, an anchor of stability, was on the brink. These are the backgrounds.
These were dramatic hours in Seoul; it was the first time since the end of police rule in the late 1980s that a South Korean president had declared military law. For hours, the fate of South Korean democracy hung in the air.
Source: Stern
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