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Ex-Presidents Moon, Yoon likely stand criminal trial simultaneously • Apr. 26, 2025, 8:35 PM ET (Korea Herald)
[Exclusive] NIS tried to lobby to regain investigative powers after Yoon's martial law • Apr. 24, 2025, 7:58 PM ET (Korea Herald)
Is Yongsan's brief time as seat of presidency coming to an end? • Apr. 22, 2025, 8:56 PM ET (Korea Herald)
‘We will not fight back’: South Korea’s acting president on US tariffs • Apr. 20, 2025, 5:11 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Ex-interior minister questioned overnight in martial law probe • Apr. 18, 2025, 8:54 PM ET (Korea Herald)

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Born December 18, 1960 (age 64) • Seoul • South Korea
Title / Office president (2022-2024), South Korea

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