Yoon Joins Growing List of Disgraced South Korean Presidents
- Yoon was impeached Saturday, leaving PM Han as interim leader
- Past presidents since 1987 have often been jailed or impeached
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President Yoon Suk Yeol’s demise may have been swift and shocking, but he is just the latest in a growing list of South Korean leaders who’ve seen their fortunes turn after rising to power.
Though the nation has only voted-in eight presidents since fully democratic elections began in the country in 1987, all but three of them have either ended up in jail, gotten impeached or both. One killed himself.