Park Geun-hye

• Former South Korea president released from prison after corruption conviction pardoned

  Park Geun-hye had served nearly five years of a 20-year prison sentence over a scandal that also led to the imprisonment of the chiefs of two conglomerates, Samsung and Lotte.

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  Dec 31, 2021
  
• South Korea top court upholds 20-year prison sentence for former president Park

  Park Geun-hye has denied wrongdoing in the corruption charge that led to her downfall in 2017, but several courts have upheld the initial ruling including a retrial last year.

  World

  Jan 14, 2021
  
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• She was South Korea’s first female president — now she’s sentenced to prison for 24 years

  Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was formally convicted of an array of corruption charges and sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday, a year after she was driven from office and arrested over a scandal that saw months of massive street rallies calling for her ouster.

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  Apr 6, 2018
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• North Korea vows a ‘miserable dog’s death’ for former South Korean president, spy chief

  The official Korean Central News Agency said North Korea will impose a "death penalty" on ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye and former spy chief Lee Byoung Ho.

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  Jun 28, 2017
• South Koreans vote for new leader after months of political vacuum

  South Koreans go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new leader, looking to move on from a corruption scandal that brought down former President Park Geun-hye and shook the political and business elite to the core.

  May 8, 2017
• Former South Korea President Park Guen-hye leaves palace after impeachment

  Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye left the presidential palace on Sunday evening, two days after the country's constitutional Court removed her from office over a massive corruption scandal.

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  Mar 12, 2017
• South Korea court officially removes President Park from office over scandal

  In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea's constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal.

  Money

  Mar 9, 2017
• Former-protesters celebrate as South Korea’s president gets impeached

  Large crowds were expected to gather in South Korea's capital on Saturday to celebrate the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye over an explosive corruption scandal that saw millions protest in previous weeks.

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  Dec 10, 2016
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• South Korean president impeached amid scandal

  South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country's first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury.

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  Dec 9, 2016
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• South Korean president to accept impeachment outcome

  South Korean President Park Geun-hye is willing to "calmly" accept the outcome if parliament votes for her impeachment this week, but prefers to resign on her own terms.

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  Dec 6, 2016