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Yoon Suk Yeol

Arcs in the news about Yoon Suk Yeol from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 76 stories · 1,041 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 9, 2023

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Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Jul 9.

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South Korea's martial law crisis and President Yoon's impeachment and trial

17 of 41 stories this year · gone quiet

South Korean Parliament Votes to Defy President by Lifting His Declaration of Martial Law · 5 articles, Dec 3Yoon’s martial law declaration sparks chaos in South Korea · 134 articles, Dec 3South Korean Lawmakers Seek to Impeach President Over Martial Law · 41 articles, Dec 3South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment vote fails after ruling party boycotts it · 68 articles, Dec 4South Korea's governing party head supports suspending Yoon's powers, making impeachment more likely · 16 articles, Dec 4Yoon replaces the defense minister as South Korea's parliament moves to vote on their impeachments · 9 articles, Dec 5South Korea's Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to 'fight to the end' · 32 articles, Dec 5South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol apologizes after abortive imposition of martial law · 10 articles, Dec 7South Korean Prosecutors Seek to Arrest Ex-Defense Minister over Imposition of Martial Law · 30 articles, Dec 8South Korea’s Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law · 35 articles, Dec 9Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial law · 23 articles, Dec 10South Korea police raid President Yoon’s office over martial law as ousted minister attempts suicide · 9 articles, Dec 11South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol · 77 articles, Dec 12Political strife erupts over South Korean court as it is set to determine the fate of impeached Yoon · 47 articles, Dec 13South Korean opposition submits motion to impeach the country's acting president as strife deepens · 10 articles, Dec 26South Korea's impeached president defies warrant in hourslong standoff · 42 articles, Dec 30South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol · 49 articles, Dec 30

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Aug 31, 20262318

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else19 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Yoon Suk Yeol

  1. Dec 24– 27South Korea impeaches acting President Han Duck-soo, deepening political turmoil53 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 15South Korean leaders seek calm following president's impeachment11 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 12South Korean president vows to 'fight to the end' in defiant speech7 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 6South Korea’s ruling party leader calls for suspension of president’s powers in dramatic reversal11 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Nov 15– 16In final talks, Biden to press China's Xi on North Korea's ties with Russia10 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right
  6. Nov 7South Korea's president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Oct 4North Korea's Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked9 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  8. Jul 18– 25Trash balloons from North Korea hit South's presidential compound28 articles · 22 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 3 right
  9. Jun 24Fire at lithium battery factory kills at least 22 in South Korea41 articles · 29 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 3 right
  10. May 24– 27North Korea informs Japan of a plan to launch satellite18 articles · 16 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 24South Korea’s opposition party vows to impeach acting president6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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