President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the East Asian democracy by declaring martial law only to lift the order hours later under intense pressure.
Day: December 4, 2024
“I immediately thought of 1980, and the fear and desperation we felt,” said a 60-year-old lawmaker who lived through the massacre of protesters in Gwangju.
The country faces an uncertain future after its leader Yoon Suk Yeol suddenly declared and reversed martial law.