Contemporary era · 2016 – 2017
Impeachment of Park Geun-hye
On 9 December 2016, Park Geun Hye, the president of South Korea, was impeached as the culmination of a political scandal involving interventions to the presidency from her aide, Choi Soon-sil. 234 members of the 300-member National Assembly voted to impeach and temporarily suspend Park's presidential powers and duties.
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- When
- 9 Dec 2016 – 10 Mar 2017
- Where
- South Korea
- Era
- Contemporary
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