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Dec 2024
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The South Korean People Defeat the World...

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Mia and Gare discuss why South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's recent half-baked coup attempt failed in less than 4 hours and how South Koreans defeated it.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/1170874.html

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/politics/11107769

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_387639.html

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/03/world/south-korea-martial-law

https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=8122266

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241204006400315?section=national/politics

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170684.html

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170674.html

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-wife-scandal-ba065a2f07d5fc4a63fe0e4d36de12f6

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/04/g-s1-36730/south-korea-president-martial-law

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/defense/1170683.html

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1170893.html

https://english.hani.co.kr/

https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/1170682.html

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