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South Korea President Impeached

11/03/2017 GMT

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South Korean President Park Geun-hye removed from office

South Korean President Park Geun-hye removed from office.

Park Geun-hye becomes the first elected president of South Korea to be removed from office. Judges upheld parliament's decision to impeach Park following her involvement in a corruption scandal.

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(Image: A demonstrator (centre) wearing a mask of former South Korea President Park Geun-hye during a protest which reiterated the unanimous 8-0 court decision to impeach Ms Park. Seoul, South Korea, on Friday 10th March 2017. Credit: Seong Joon Cho/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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