{"id":216636,"date":"2024-12-05T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=216636"},"modified":"2024-12-05T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:00:54","slug":"coups-assassinations-jail-and-suicide-unenviable-fates-of-south-koreas-fallen-presidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=216636","title":{"rendered":"Coups, Assassinations, Jail and Suicide: Unenviable Fates of South Korea&#8217;s Fallen Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__header\">\n<div class=\"article__announce-text\" dir=\"ltr\">South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol instituted martial law on Tuesday, declaring the need to \u201cprotect\u201d the country \u201cfrom North Korean communist and anti-state forces\u201d undermining his rule. Challenged by parliament, Yoon\u2019s move was fraught with risk, with most of his predecessors facing unenviable fates, often for far less serious transgressions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body\">\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\" dir=\"ltr\">South Korean lawmakers have\u00a0declared\u00a0President Yoon&#8217;s imposition of martial law unlawful, with all 190 lawmakers present in the National Assembly Proceeding Hall&#8217;s chambers early Wednesday morning voting to lift the martial law decree, among them members of his own People Power Party.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">The ball is now in Yoon and the army&#8217;s court, with his fate uncertain if he refuses to heed parliament&#8217;s orders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"vrez\">\n<div class=\"article__vrez\">\n<div class=\"article__vrez-text\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If history is anything to go by, however, things could get really grim for the president really fast, with South Korea&#8217;s political system not known for treating its political leaders kindly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"list\">\n<div class=\"article__list\">\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Syngman Rhee:<\/strong>\u00a0handpicked US puppet who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20230728\/70-years-of-uncertain-peace-making-of-the-1953-korean-war-ceasefire-1112227639.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded<\/a>\u00a0Republic of Korea in 1948. Overthrown in mass unrest in 1960.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Yun Po-sun:<\/strong>\u00a0Succeeded Syngman Rhee, ruling for two years before being ousted in a military coup in 1962.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Park Chung Hee:<\/strong>\u00a0Military coup leader who\u00a0led\u00a0South Korea for 17 long years. Assassinated by Kim Jae-gyu, a close personal friend, and director of South Korea\u2019s National Intelligence Service, the KCIA, in 1979.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Choi Kyu-hah:<\/strong>\u00a0President for less than ten months. Overthrown in another military coup in 1980.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" dir=\"ltr\" data-type=\"media\">\n<div class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"media\" data-media-tipe=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"media__size\">\n<div class=\"photoview__open\" data-photoview-group=\"1121082917\" data-photoview-src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_1440x900_80_0_1_d3abe11e529d3c29e93cb781b4abd745.jpg.webp?source-sid=not_sputnik_photo\" data-photoview-image-id=\"1121083263\" data-photoview-sharelink=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241203\/coups-assassinations-jail-and-suicide-unenviable-fates-of-south-koreas-fallen-presidents-1121082917.html?share-img=1121083263\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Geumnam-ro, where airborne troops opened fire on protesters during the Gwangju uprising on May 21, 1980 after a creeping coup by the military in December 1979.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_1920x0_80_0_0_4da9ca50289a59a3a0ef8cd5fc4f3f8f.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_640x0_80_0_0_8fa4a2e0ba7d71b973780d40a7040f32.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_1280x0_80_0_0_2612dfb982594ba2ca855cdaa4e21b40.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_1920x0_80_0_0_4da9ca50289a59a3a0ef8cd5fc4f3f8f.jpg.webp 1920w\" alt=\"Geumnam-ro, where airborne troops opened fire on protesters during the Gwangju uprising on May 21, 1980 after a creeping coup by the military in December 1979. - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.12.2024\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1209\" data-source-sid=\"not_sputnik_photo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_640x0_80_0_0_8fa4a2e0ba7d71b973780d40a7040f32.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_1280x0_80_0_0_2612dfb982594ba2ca855cdaa4e21b40.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083281_0:0:1440:907_1920x0_80_0_0_4da9ca50289a59a3a0ef8cd5fc4f3f8f.jpg.webp 1920w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__description \" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><em>Geumnam-ro, where airborne troops opened fire on protesters during the Gwangju uprising on May 21, 1980 after a creeping coup by the military <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" dir=\"ltr\" data-type=\"list\">\n<div class=\"article__list\">\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Chun Doo-hwan:<\/strong>\u00a0Ruled with an iron fist (complete with personal concentration camp giving enemies a\u00a0\u201cpurificatory education\u201d). Left office in 1988 soon after the 1987 liberal democratic political revolution.\u00a0Sentenced to death\u00a0in 1996 for his role in the 1980 Gwangju Uprising massacre. Pardoned a year later. Died peacefully in his home in 2021.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Roh Tae-woo:<\/strong>\u00a0Military man\u00a0turned-president\u00a0leading the country between 1988 and 1993 and tasked with overseeing South Korea&#8217;s democratic transition. Arrested in 1995, charged in connection with the 1980 coup, given a 22-year jail sentence, but released and pardoned together with Chun. Died in hospital in 2021.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kim Young-sam:<\/strong>\u00a0In office\u00a0from 1993-1998. Imprisoned during Park\u2019s reign. Secured his predecessors\u2019 convictions.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Kim Dae-jung:<\/strong>\u00a0Took charge in 1998, led the country until 2003. Also imprisoned under Park, sentenced to death but spared by Chun during his youth. Advised Kim Young-sam to pardon Chun and Roh.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"media\">\n<div class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"media\" data-media-tipe=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"media__size\">\n<div class=\"photoview__open\" data-photoview-group=\"1121082917\" data-photoview-src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_1440x900_80_0_1_6c565a3cf7d6ed6af0d0169eeb8b0215.jpg.webp?source-sid=ap_photo\" data-photoview-image-id=\"1121083618\" data-photoview-sharelink=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241203\/coups-assassinations-jail-and-suicide-unenviable-fates-of-south-koreas-fallen-presidents-1121082917.html?share-img=1121083618\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Students of Korea University in Seoul are encircled by riot police during an anti-government rally, June 17, 1987. Demonstrations across the country ultimately forced the military junta to relinquish power.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_0791233d0453aaf53eb020ace23b855a.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_640x0_80_0_0_87736c545cb0be8725be3cb42a32e016.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_1280x0_80_0_0_dde8822a7fed8c107e165eaedbcdf311.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_0791233d0453aaf53eb020ace23b855a.jpg.webp 1920w\" alt=\"Students of Korea University in Seoul are encircled by riot police during an anti-government rally, June 17, 1987. Demonstrations across the country ultimately forced the military junta to relinquish power. - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.12.2024\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1372\" data-source-sid=\"ap_photo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_640x0_80_0_0_87736c545cb0be8725be3cb42a32e016.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_1280x0_80_0_0_dde8822a7fed8c107e165eaedbcdf311.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/07e8\/0c\/03\/1121083636_0:0:2866:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_0791233d0453aaf53eb020ace23b855a.jpg.webp 1920w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__description \" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><em>Students of Korea University in Seoul are encircled by riot police during an anti-government rally, June 17, 1987. Demonstrations across the country ultimately forced the military junta to relinquish power.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__copyright \" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"media__copyright-item m-copyright\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"list\">\n<div class=\"article__list\">\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Roh Moo-hyun:<\/strong>\u00a0President from 2003-2008. Investigated for electioneering and impeached, but saved by the Constitutional Court, which overturned parliament&#8217;s impeachment decision.\u00a0Committed suicide\u00a0in 2009 amid an investigation by the Justice Ministry into alleged\u00a0pay-to-play corruption\u00a0schemes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Lee Myung-bak:<\/strong>\u00a0Leader of the country from 2008-2013. Detained on embezzlement, graft and abuse of power charges in 2018.\u00a0Sentenced\u00a0to 15 years. Pardoned by President Yoon in 2022.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Park Geun-hye:<\/strong>\u00a0President from 2013-2017. Impeached in 2016 and removed from office in 2017. Sentenced to 25 years for corruption and abuse of power.\u00a0Pardoned\u00a0in late 2021 by her successor.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Moon Jae-in:<\/strong>\u00a02017-2022: No jail time, no coups, no impeachments, no assassination attempts. Facilitated an unprecedented warming of ties with North Korea through a highly successful campaign of personal diplomacy with Kim Jong Un.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" dir=\"ltr\" data-type=\"media\">\n<div class=\"article__media\">\n<div class=\"media\" data-media-tipe=\"photo\">\n<div class=\"media__size\">\n<div class=\"photoview__open\" data-photoview-group=\"1121082917\" data-photoview-src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_1440x900_80_0_1_b721f4caad0608b32198f768496f556d.jpg.webp?source-sid=ap_photo\" data-photoview-image-id=\"1068190202\" data-photoview-sharelink=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241203\/coups-assassinations-jail-and-suicide-unenviable-fates-of-south-koreas-fallen-presidents-1121082917.html?share-img=1068190202\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Okryu-Gwan restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_1920x0_80_0_0_637114628086b4798b52166d42861427.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_640x0_80_0_0_2c666bc933508a31d5ff0159c6c4ba8f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_1280x0_80_0_0_06f2b471eb4a8f3caa7d863728b6d4de.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_1920x0_80_0_0_637114628086b4798b52166d42861427.jpg.webp 1920w\" alt=\"South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Okryu-Gwan restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.12.2024\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1189\" data-source-sid=\"ap_photo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_640x0_80_0_0_2c666bc933508a31d5ff0159c6c4ba8f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_1280x0_80_0_0_06f2b471eb4a8f3caa7d863728b6d4de.jpg.webp 1280w,https:\/\/cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com\/img\/106819\/02\/1068190203_0:0:3784:2344_1920x0_80_0_0_637114628086b4798b52166d42861427.jpg.webp 1920w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__description \" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><em>South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Okryu-Gwan restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, <\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol instituted martial law on Tuesday, declaring the need to \u201cprotect\u201d the country \u201cfrom North Korean communist and anti-state forces\u201d undermining his rule. 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