Yoon Suk Yeol

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President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025

Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until his removal from office in 2025. A member of the People Power Party during his presidency, he had the shortest presidency as an elected leader in the country's democratic history. Yoon previously served as prosecutor general from 2019 to 2021. On 19 February 2026, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for orchestrating an insurrection.

Also known as...

Yoon Seok Yeol, Yun Sŏkyŏl, Ambrose Yoon, Yun Seokyeol, and Yoon Suk-yeol

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South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year term for Yoon

Prosecutors in South Korea are seeking a 30-year sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol over a controversial drone plot.

South Korean prosecutors seek 30 years for Yoon over drone plot UPI — Apr 24, 09:43 AM
Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea’s Yoon for drone flights over Pyongyang NY Post — Apr 24, 08:25 AM
Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea's Yoon ABC News — Apr 24, 07:37 AM
Prosecutors seek 30-year prison term for South Korea's Yoon for drone flights over Pyongyang AP News — Apr 24, 06:48 AM
Thai court accepts case against 44 opposition figures over royal insult law The Straits Times — Apr 24, 04:36 AM
South Korean prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-president Yoon in drone case: Report The Straits Times — Apr 24, 03:06 AM
Thai court accepts case against 44 opposition figures over royal insult law The Straits Times — Apr 24, 04:36 AM
South Korea prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for ex-President Yoon in drone case, Yonhap says The Straits Times — Apr 24, 03:06 AM