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PoliticsSouth Korea

President's martial law decree taps into national trauma

Anja Kueppers-McKinnon
December 4, 2024

South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is under growing pressure to resign after an ill-fated attempt to impose military rule on the country. DW spoke with journalist Joon Ha Park in Seoul, who says the move has revived memories of a deadly military crackdown in 1980.

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