Yoon Suk Yeol
President of South Korea since 2022
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| January 26 2025 | Yoon was indicted on charges of being the 'ringleader of an insurrection'. |
| January 26 2025 | Yoon was indicted on charges of being the 'ringleader of an insurrection'. |
| January 21 2025 | Yoon attended impeachment proceedings for the first time, denying that he ordered soldiers to interfere with the National Assembly's proceedings regarding the martial law declaration. |
| January 21 2025 | Yoon attended impeachment proceedings for the first time, denying that he ordered soldiers to interfere with the National Assembly's proceedings regarding the martial law declaration. |
| January 17 2025 | Yoon's criminal defense team petitioned the Seoul Central District Court for a habeas corpus review. |
| January 17 2025 | Yoon's criminal defense team petitioned the Seoul Central District Court for a habeas corpus review. |
| January 15 2025 | Became the first sitting president to be arrested and incarcerated, currently under investigation for potentially heading an insurrection. |
| January 15 2025 | Yoon Suk Yeol arrested following his impeachment |
| January 15 2025 | Yoon was detained by the police and the CIO, becoming the first sitting South Korean president to be detained. |
| January 15 2025 | Became the first sitting president to be arrested and incarcerated at Seoul Detention Center. |
| January 15 2025 | Became the first sitting president to be arrested and incarcerated, currently under investigation for potentially heading an insurrection. |
| January 15 2025 | Became the first sitting president to be arrested and incarcerated at Seoul Detention Center. |
| January 15 2025 | Yoon Suk Yeol arrested following his impeachment |
| January 15 2025 | Yoon was detained by the police and the CIO, becoming the first sitting South Korean president to be detained. |
| January 14 2025 | Impeachment proceedings were temporarily suspended after Yoon failed to attend the Constitutional Court session. Subsequent hearings were scheduled for 16 January, 21 January, 23 January, and 4 February 2025. |
| January 14 2025 | Impeachment proceedings were temporarily suspended after Yoon failed to attend the Constitutional Court session. Subsequent hearings were scheduled for 16 January, 21 January, 23 January, and 4 February 2025. |
| January 7 2025 | The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials began investigating Yoon for alleged treason, related to a potential attempt to manufacture a conflict with North Korea by launching a drone from Baengnyeongdo. |
| January 7 2025 | The Seoul Western District Court extended the arrest warrant after its initial expiration on January 6. |
| January 7 2025 | The Seoul Western District Court extended the arrest warrant after its initial expiration on January 6. |
| January 7 2025 | The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials began investigating Yoon for alleged treason, related to a potential attempt to manufacture a conflict with North Korea by launching a drone from Baengnyeongdo. |
| January 3 2025 | Authorities attempted to carry out the arrest warrant at the presidential compound but were blocked by the Presidential Security Service. |
| January 3 2025 | Authorities attempted to carry out the arrest warrant at the presidential compound but were blocked by the Presidential Security Service. |
| January 1 2025 | Yoon released a statement to his supporters pledging to 'fight alongside you to the very end to protect this nation'. |
| January 1 2025 | Yoon released a statement to his supporters pledging to 'fight alongside you to the very end to protect this nation'. |
| 2024 | Accused of covering up the deaths of two South Korean soldiers by blocking investigative bills and protecting senior military officials. |
| 2024 | Yoon's party (PPP) suffered a major defeat in parliamentary elections, winning only 108 seats (36% of the National Assembly), while the opposition DPK won 175 seats. This significant loss weakened Yoon's political position and led to his being potentially labeled a 'lame duck' president. |
| 2024 | The Swedish V-Dem Institute reported South Korea's decline in liberal democracy index under Yoon's administration, comparing him to Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | Planned to invite African leaders to a special summit in South Korea, with the intention of upgrading the existing Korea-Africa Forum from ministerial to head of state level, and to accelerate negotiations for a South Korea-Africa Free Trade Agreement (FTA). |
| 2024 | Yoon administration announced a 15% reduction in South Korea's research and development (R&D) budget, sparking significant controversy among researchers and raising concerns about the country's technological competitiveness. |
| 2024 | Yoon's administration appoints New Right-affiliated members as director and chairman of the Independence Hall of Korea, sparking controversy from the Korea Liberation Association. |
| 2024 | During a graduation ceremony at KAIST, a student protested the R&D budget cut while President Yoon Suk Yeol was delivering a speech, and was immediately restrained by bodyguards disguised as students. |
| 2024 | The Swedish V-Dem Institute reported South Korea's decline in liberal democracy index under Yoon's administration, comparing him to Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | Yoon's administration appoints New Right-affiliated members as director and chairman of the Independence Hall of Korea, sparking controversy from the Korea Liberation Association. |
| 2024 | Yoon administration announced a 15% reduction in South Korea's research and development (R&D) budget, sparking significant controversy among researchers and raising concerns about the country's technological competitiveness. |
| 2024 | During a graduation ceremony at KAIST, a student protested the R&D budget cut while President Yoon Suk Yeol was delivering a speech, and was immediately restrained by bodyguards disguised as students. |
| 2024 | Planned to invite African leaders to a special summit in South Korea, with the intention of upgrading the existing Korea-Africa Forum from ministerial to head of state level, and to accelerate negotiations for a South Korea-Africa Free Trade Agreement (FTA). |
| 2024 | Accused of covering up the deaths of two South Korean soldiers by blocking investigative bills and protecting senior military officials. |
| 2024 | Yoon's party (PPP) suffered a major defeat in parliamentary elections, winning only 108 seats (36% of the National Assembly), while the opposition DPK won 175 seats. This significant loss weakened Yoon's political position and led to his being potentially labeled a 'lame duck' president. |
| December 31 2024 | Became the first President in South Korean history to face an arrest warrant. |
| December 31 2024 | Became the first President in South Korean history to face an arrest warrant. |
| December 29 2024 | Yoon Suk Yeol was summoned a third time by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials for questioning, which he again refused to attend. |
| December 29 2024 | Yoon was summoned a third time by the CIO for questioning and continued to refuse attendance. |
| December 29 2024 | Yoon was summoned a third time by the CIO for questioning and continued to refuse attendance. |
| December 29 2024 | Yoon Suk Yeol was summoned a third time by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials for questioning, which he again refused to attend. |
| December 28 2024 | Choi Sang-mok becomes Acting Prime Minister and Acting President after Yoon and Han's suspensions |
| December 28 2024 | Choi Sang-mok becomes Acting Prime Minister and Acting President after Yoon and Han's suspensions |
| December 27 2024 | Prime Minister Han Duck-soo also impeached, creating a leadership crisis |
| December 27 2024 | Prime Minister Han Duck-soo also impeached, creating a leadership crisis |
| December 25 2024 | Yoon Suk Yeol was summoned a second time by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials for questioning. |
| December 25 2024 | Yoon was summoned a second time by the CIO for questioning, which he again refused to attend. |
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