| 2018-2019 South Korean protests | |
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.jpg) Protests on 15 August 2018 against president Moon Jae-in in Seoul | |
| Date | February 11, 2018 – October 14, 2019 |
| Location | South Korea |
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The President Moon Jae-in's resignation movement is a civic resistance movement calling for the resignation of Moon Jae-in, the 19th President of the Republic of Korea. It started to take place in earnest by the organizers who led the protest against the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. A wave of anti-government protests swept South Korea throughout October 2019, when millions of demonstrators marched in downtown Seoul in street protests and 2-week long movement against the corruption scandals involving president Moon Jae-in and former justice minister Cho-Kuk. After a long period of unprecedented demonstrations, the minister resigned and a new justice minister was put into place. Although protests took place in October 2019, more known as the South Korean October Revolution , protests against the refugee crisis occurred in June 2018, the large pro-Japan trade and anti-restrictions street protests between May–August 2019, anti-North Korea riots in February 2018. 1 was suspected killed in clashes in February 2018 but it has not been confirmed.
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References
- Tong-Hyung, Kim (October 9, 2019). "South Korean protesters call for ouster of justice minister". AP News.
- Rohimone, Drananda; Wyeth, Grant (15 August 2019). "Why Are Street Protests So Common in South Korea?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019.
- "South Korean protests weaken Moon Jae-in ahead of 2020 polls". Financial Times. October 14, 2019.