Park Geun-hye presidency and impeachment (2013–2017)

1. Park Geun-hye inaugurated as South Korea’s president

   Feb 25, 2013Labels: Park Geun-hye, South Korea

   • CSIS
   • Korea Times

2. Sewol ferry disaster shocks the nation

   Apr 16, 2014Labels: MV Sewol, South Korea

   • Sewol Wiki

3. Park apologizes for government failings after Sewol

   Apr 29, 2014Labels: Park Geun-hye, Sewol

   • Guardian

4. JTBC reports Choi Soon-sil tablet revelation

   Oct 24, 2016Labels: JTBC, Choi Soon-sil

   • Scandal Wiki

5. Park issues first televised apology over Choi ties

   Oct 25, 2016Labels: Park Geun-hye, Choi Soon-sil

   • ForeignAffairs
   • Scandal Wiki

6. First large candlelight vigil calls for resignation

   Oct 29, 2016Labels: Candlelight protests, Seoul

   • Vigil Wiki
   • Protests Wiki

7. National Assembly votes to impeach Park Geun-hye

   Dec 9, 2016Labels: National Assembly, Impeachment

   • CNBC
   • Impeachment Wiki

8. Ruling party renames itself amid the crisis

   Feb 13, 2017Labels: Liberty Korea, Conservative party

   • Yonhap

9. Constitutional Court upholds impeachment and removes Park

   Mar 10, 2017Labels: Constitutional Court, Impeachment

   • Diplomat
   • Guardian

10. Park leaves the Blue House after removal

    Mar 12, 2017Labels: Blue House, Park Geun-hye

    • CNBC
    • JoongAng

11. Moon Jae-in elected in snap presidential election

    May 9, 2017Labels: Moon Jae-in, Presidential election

    • TIME

12. Park sentenced to 24 years in first major corruption verdict

    Apr 6, 2018Labels: Seoul court, Park Geun-hye

    • Korea Times
    • Guardian

13. Supreme Court finalizes Park’s prison term

    Jan 14, 2021Labels: Supreme Court, Park Geun-hye

    • CNBC

14. Park Geun-hye pardoned by President Moon Jae-in

    Dec 24, 2021Labels: Moon Jae-in, Pardon

    • People cn