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Yoon Suk Yeol’s gamble on nostalgia for authoritarianism proves foolhardy

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Yoon Suk Yeol’s gamble on nostalgia for authoritarianism proves foolhardy



South Korean president miscalculated by thinking some MPs would back his declaration of martial lawSouth Korea – latest updatesIn attempting to declare martial law, South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sought to awaken ghosts that the rest of the country thought had been laid to rest for good.The last time martial law was declared, in 1980, hundreds of people were killed by the military dictator Chun Doo-hwan, who sent protesters to a concentration camp for “purificatory education”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/03/declaration-of-martial-law-awakens-ghosts-south-koreans-thought-were-laid-to-rest

Author : Julian Borger

Publish date : 2024-12-03 20:47:30

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