The troubled history of South Korean presidents
He is far from the first South Korean president to see his rule descend into acrimony and scandal. Here is a look at the downfalls of previous South Korean leaders. 2016: Park impeached, jailed In December 2016, Park Geun-hye, president since 2013, was impeached by Parliament in a decision confirmed in March 2017 by the Constitutional Court, leading to her indictment and imprisonment. The daughter of former dictator Park Chung-hee, she was the first woman president of South Korea and had presented herself as incorruptible. Читать дальше...