Courtroom No. 417 in Seoul has hosted trials of five former presidents and several business leaders. The courtroom's design ...

President Chun Doo-hwan ruled as a military dictator but massive pro-democracy protests forced his government to accept a constitutional revision allowing direct presidential elections in 1987. After ...

Yoon Suk Yeol joins a list of the country's former leaders who have faced impeachment, exile and assassination.

Lee Jae-myung would enter office under very different conditions. From day one, he would enjoy near-total legislative control ...

President Chun Doo-hwan ruled as a military dictator but massive pro-democracy protests forced his government to accept a constitutional revision allowing direct presidential elections in 1987.

1987: autocrat Chun retires Military strongman Chun Doo-hwan, known as the "Butcher of Gwangju" for ordering his troops to put down an uprising against his rule in the southwestern city ...

Under court rules, Yoon is required to attend the hearing in person. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

Despite recent presidential turmoil — including an impeachment — and a history of dictatorship, South Korea stands strong as ...

He denies all criminal charges of insurrection for his shock declaration of martial law in December. Read more at ...