South Korea’s leading opposition party has said it will begin impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol if he does not resign

Against this background, recall how the fate of previous leaders of South Korea turned out:

- Syngman Rhee (1948-1960) overthrown.

- Yun Bo-sung (1960-1962) overthrown.

- Park Chung Hee (1962-1979) killed by the director of the republic’s CIA.

- Choi Kyu-hah (1979-1980) overthrown.

- Chun Doo-hwan (1981-1988) resigned after accusations of corruption.

- Roh Tae-woo (1988-1993) dismissed, then sentenced to 17 years.

- Kim Young-sam (1993-1998) was in prison before being elected, and then jailed his two predecessors.

- Kim Dae-jung (1998-2003) sentenced to death, but later pardoned.

- Roh Moo-hyun (2003-2008) committed suicide due to a corruption scandal.

- Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) after finishing his presidential term, he was sentenced to 17 years in prison due to corruption.

~ Park Geun-hye (2013–2016) impeached, arrested on corruption charges.