2016–2017 South Korean protests
Major civil unrest in South Korea demanding the resignation of President Park Geun-hye.
Origins & Early Life
The 2016–2017 South Korean protests were a series of protests against President Park Geun-hye that occurred throughout South Korea from November 2016 to March 2017. Protesters denounced the Park administration's 2016 political scandal and called for the resignation of Park Geun-hye. After the impeachment of Park Geun-hye on corruption charges in December, the pro-Park rallies mobilized thousands of protesters for counter demonstrations. In February 2017, the Liberty Korea Party, at the time the ruling party of South Korea, claimed that the size of pro-Park rallies had surpassed the size of anti-Park rallies.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
== Background == In October 2016, a political scandal erupted over President Park Geun-hye's undisclosed links to Choi Soon-sil, a woman with no security clearance and no official position, who was found to have been giving secret counsel to the president. Choi had known Park since the 1970s, as Choi's father, Choi Tae-min, was a mentor for Park Chung Hee, then-president and Park Geun-hye's father. At the time, the Park family was still grieving from the assassination of the first-lady Yuk Young-soo, and Choi Tae-min claimed that he could channel communication with her. Both had...
Enduring Legacy & Impact
The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.
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