In a surprise, nationally televised address, he declared martial law, the first such decree in the country in decades. Inside, lawmakers who included members of Mr. Yoon’s own People Power Party voted unanimously to strike down his martial law. Image Soldiers trying to enter the main hall of the National Assembly on Tuesday after the declaration of martial law. On Wednesday, all senior aides to Mr. Yoon tendered their resignations to Mr. Yoon, leaving him more isolated than ever. As president, Mr. Yoon appointed Mr. Han as justice minister and later helped make him the head of his governing party.

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Persons: Yoon Suk Yeol, Yoon, Yoon Suk, Yoon’s, ​, Chun Doo, Chang W, Lee, ”, Sung Deuk, Mr, Kang Won, Hahm, “, Kim Byung, Shin Hyun, Kim Yong, Moon Jae, ” ​, Kim Keon Hee, Han Dong, Han, Ahn, “ sycophantic, Yonhap Mr Organizations: National Assembly, Power Party, Agence France, United, South, Chosun Ilbo, ., New York Times, Kyonggi University, Seoul National University, Democratic Party, MBC Radio, Paratroopers, National, Mr, Student, Korean Central Intelligence, Associated Press, North, Kyung Hee University, People Power Party Locations: South Korea, ​, United States, Asia, Seoul, Korean, North Korea, Gwangju, Japan, Goyang