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Yoon Suk Yeol
Yoon Suk Yeol is the current president of South Korea, having previously served as the country's justice minister. He is a former prosecutor who entered politics and won the 2022 presidential election.
Why it’s in the news: He is in the news as the president under whose administration a controversial martial law decree was issued, leading to the jailing of his predecessor, the former justice minister.
Latest on Yoon Suk Yeol
- South Korea’s ex-justice minister jailed for 25 years over martial law bid
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