South Korean President removed from Office

South Korean President removed from Office

Question: What is the name of South Korea’s President who was recently removed from office after impeachment on corruption charges?
(a) Park Geun-hye
(b) Hwang Kyo-ahn
(c) Lee Myung-bak
(d) Roh Moo-hyun
Ans: (a)

  • On 9th March, 2017, South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye was formally removed from power after the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld her impeachment for corruption and influence peddling.
  • She was accused of corruption charges at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and China.
  • Park has becomes South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be forced from office. A snap presidential election will be held within 60 days.
  • Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who was appointed, acting president, will remain in that post until the election.
  • Park became the 18th president of South Korea on 25 February 2013.
  • Park, 65, is the daughter of former military strongman Park Chung-hee, who served as president from 1963 to 1979 and oversaw South Korea’s transformation into an economic powerhouse.

Reference:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN16H066