South Korean Candlelight Youth Protests and the 2016–2017 Impeachment Movement (2016–2017)

1. JTBC reports Choi Soon-sil tablet PC

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

   • Scandal Wikipedia
   • JTBC Wikipedia

2. Park Geun-hye issues first public apology

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

   • Scandal Wikipedia
   • Candlelight Vigil Wikipedia

3. First major candlelight vigil in Seoul

   Oct 29, 2016Labels: Seoul candlelight, Student organizers

   • Vigil Wikipedia
   • Protests Wikipedia

4. Choi Soon-sil detained by prosecutors

   Oct 31, 2016Labels: Choi Soon-sil, Prosecutors

   • TIME
   • Scandal Wikipedia

5. Third large candlelight rally expands nationwide

   Nov 12, 2016Labels: Candlelight rally, Nationwide protests

   • Korea Times
   • LOC

6. High school students join after CSAT exam

   Nov 19, 2016Labels: High school, CSAT exam

   • Protests Wikipedia

7. Special prosecutor law signed for independent probe

   Nov 22, 2016Labels: Special prosecutor, Legislation

   • Library Congress

8. Park offers conditional early resignation in third apology

   Nov 29, 2016Labels: Park Geun-hye, Apology speech

   • JoongAng
   • Korea Times

9. National Assembly votes to impeach Park

   Dec 9, 2016Labels: National Assembly, Impeachment vote

   • TIME
   • Impeachment Wikipedia

10. Constitutional Court opens impeachment hearings

    Jan 3, 2017Labels: Constitutional Court, Impeachment hearings

    • Impeachment Wikipedia
    • Xinhua via Madhyamam

11. Constitutional Court hears final arguments

    Feb 27, 2017Labels: Constitutional Court, Final arguments

    • Yonhap
    • JoongAng

12. Constitutional Court removes Park from office

    Mar 10, 2017Labels: Constitutional Court, Park removal

    • Impeachment Wikipedia
    • Britannica

13. Moon Jae-in wins snap presidential election

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

    • Election Wikipedia
    • Korea Times

14. Moon Jae-in assumes office without transition

    May 10, 2017Labels: Moon Jae-in, Presidential inauguration

    • Election Wikipedia
    • Guardian