“I would respect our constitution and parliament and work together with the opposition party to serve our people properly.”
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Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until his removal from office in 2025. A member of the People Power Party during his presidency, he had the shortest presidency as an elected leader in the country's democratic history. Yoon previously served as prosecutor general from 2019 to 2021. Yoon is currently serving a life sentence in pris…
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politics · President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025 · prosecutor · lawyer · politician · jurist · also Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon Seok Yeol, Yun Sŏkyŏl, Ambrose Yoon, Yun Seokyeol, Yoon Suk-yeol
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Our competition is over for now. We should combine our strengths and become one for our people,
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2026· 16 entries
“Our competition is over for now. We should combine our strengths and become one for our people,”
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“a supporter drew that as a message of support, encouraging me to be confident like a”
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news.sbs.co.kr: Yoon Kun-young: "Yoon Suk-yeol's NIS Formed Task Force Ahead of General Election for Illegal Civilian Surveillance"
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아시아경제: Yoon Geonyoung: "Yoon Suk Yeol’s NIS Formed Taskforce to Conduct Civilian Surveillance Ahead of General Election"
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news.sbs.co.kr: Special Counsel Seeks 10 Million Won Fine for Yoon Suk-yeol in Appeal Over Martial Law Perjury
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Vietnam.vn: Cuatro legisladores están siendo procesados por obstruir el arresto del expresidente surcoreano Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Vietnam.vn: Corea del Sur ha imputado a cuatro legisladores por obstruir la detención del expresidente Yoon Suk Yeol.
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매일경제: Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is suspected of ordering allies such as the United States to del..
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아시아경제: Hong Joon-pyo: "Prosecutors' Investigative Authority Lost Because of Yoon Suk-yeol and Han Dong-hoon... Truly Heartbreaking"
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매일경제: Former Daegu Mayor Hong Joon Pyo criticized former President Yoon Suk Yeol and former People's Power..
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조선일보: Supreme Court Overturns Ruling on Yoon Suk-yeol's Expense Disclosure
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매일경제: A civic group won the lawsuit against former President Yoon Suk Yeol to disclose the cost of watchin..
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The Korea Times: Yoon Suk Yeol found guilty of violating election law; PPP faces $27 mil. repayment
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Public attention spiked: 7,706 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.2× the usual 1,246, with 6 article edits. Coverage that week: “Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Former South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to 30 years in prison for sending drones over Pyongyang
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2025· 13 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows Donald Trump outside prison holding Yoon Suk Yeol.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of Trump reacting to news of Yoon Suk Yeol's detention” Altered picture.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Donald Trump mocked Yoon Suk Yeol in meeting with Lee Jae Myung.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol in hospital.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Donald Trump lavishing praise on Yoon Suk Yeol.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video of Donald Trump's response to Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest.” False.
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OPB: South Korean court approves new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows CIA director endorsing ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photos show injured South Korean judge on day of Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment verdict” False.
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Yahoo: Yoon Suk Yeol removed as South Korea's president over short-lived martial law
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo of Constitutional Court justice reassuring President Yoon Suk Yeol.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Image shows Trump's birthday letter to Yoon Suk Yeol” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows Moon Jae-in celebrating Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest” Altered picture.
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2024· 13 entries
Published video “국민께 드리는 말씀”.
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Published video “윤석열 대통령 대국민 담화”.
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Published video “[LIVE] 윤석열 대통령 대국민 담화”.
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Published video “윤석열 대통령, 국방부 장관에 최병혁 주사우디아라비아 대사 지명 [정진석 비서실장 브리핑(24.12.5.)]”.
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Published video “대한민국은 앞으로 키르기즈공화국과 다양한 분야에서 호혜적이고 전략적인 파트너십을 구축해 나가겠습니다. [사디르 자파로프 키르기즈공화국 대통령 공식방한]”.
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Published video “한-키르기즈공화국, 격상된 양국 관계!”.
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Published video “정부가 할 수 있는 모든 힘을 모아서 시장 상인분들이 사기를 잃지 않고 힘내실 수 있도록 하겠습니다! [공주 산성시장 방문]”.
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Published video “자영업자·소상공인을 위한 전향적인 내수, 소비 진작 대책을 강구하겠습니다. [국민과 함께하는 민생토론회 - 서른 번째, 다시 뛰는 소상공인․자영업자, 활력 넘치는 골목상권]”.
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Published video “DJ를 맡게 된 대통령?! #대한민국 #시장 #shorts”.
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“The existing ministerial-level Korea-Africa Forum will be upgraded to the head of state”
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Subsequently increased to seven years after his lawyers appealed the sentence
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The Swedish V-Dem Institute reported that under Yoon's administration, South Korea was dropping in its liberal democracy index (LDI)
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Yoon's administration appointed people described as New Right members to the positions of director and chairman of the Independence Hall of Korea, an organization that commemorates the liberation of Korea from Japanese c
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2023· 9 entries
Won: United Kingdom (November 2023).
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Won: Italy (October 2023).
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Awarded Profile in Courage Award (2023).
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Won: United States (October 2023).
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Won: Poland (July 2023).
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By President Yoon Suk Yeol, resuming construction of nuclear reactors and expanding nuclear output to 34
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Yoon attempted to raise South Korea's maximum weekly working hours from 52 to 69
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The deduction amount for mid-sized enterprises surged by approximately 600% compared to 2022, reaching about 188
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And two more soldiers in 2024 by blocking bills seeking to investigate the matter
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2022· 8 entries
Election won: 2022 presidential election.
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Awarded Time 100 (2022).
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Career landmark: President of South Korea (2022–2025).
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Yoon is known to keep multiple pets, which increased from four dogs and three cats in 2022 to six dogs and five cats in 2025.
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Campaign: 2022 presidential election.
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And the medical crisis has attracted criticism
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Yoon has acted in opposition to feminism in order to appeal to young men
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Yoon's administration has continued to make strong statements and take hard-line policies against North Korea
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2021· 1 entry
Led to his rise as a potential presidential candidate among conservative voters
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2019· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prosecutor General of South Korea (2019–2021).
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President Moon Jae-in appointed Yoon as Prosecutor General of South Korea
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2013· 1 entry
Yoon led a special investigation team that looked into the National Intelligence Service (NIS)'s involvement in the 2012 NIS public opinion manipulation scandal
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2008· 1 entry
Worked for the independent counsel team resolving the BBK incident related to President Lee Myung-bak
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2006· 1 entry
Apprehended Chung Mong-koo for his complicity in a slush fund case at Hyundai Motor Company
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1999· 1 entry
Ordered the arrest of Police Assistant Commissioner Park Hui-won, who was corrupt despite strong objections from bureaucrats in the Kim Dae-jung cabinet
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1991· 1 entry
Placing him in the same graduating class as Democratic Party Assemblyman and Minister of Justice Park Beom-kye
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1982· 1 entry
From national service due to anisometropia
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1980· 2 entries
“s recent feminist movement was a significant contributing factor to the issue of the nation”
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Yoon and his colleagues held a mock trial where he acted as a prosecutor, demanding life imprisonment for President Chun Doo-hwan
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1979· 1 entry
Studied law at Seoul National University where he earned a Bachelor of Laws in 1983 and a Master of Laws in 1988
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1977· 1 entry
While attending Chungam High School, Yoon met Kim Yong-hyun, the future Minister of National Defense, who was one year his senior and was the head of the Student Defense Corps
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1975· 1 entry
To replace the student council, to "establish an all-out security system for the school system
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1960· 2 entries
Born 1960-12-18.
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And raised in Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun District
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