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Assassinations Park Chung Hee: The military coup leader was assassinated by a close personal friend following 17 years of rule. His killer friend was none other than director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, the KCIA, in 1979.

Military coups/unrest Syngman Rhee: Was installed by the United States, later removed in the face of mass protests in 1960.

Yun Po-sun: Was overthrown by military in 1962.

Choi Kyu-hah: The president of 10 months, was kicked out of the government by military in 1980.

Sentenced to death/imprisoned Chun Doo-hwan: Was sentenced to death in 1996 for the 1980 Gwangju Uprising massacre. However, he was pardoned a year later.

Roh Tae-woo: Detained in 1995 for his role in the 1980 coup, sentenced to 22 years in jail but later released and pardoned.

Kim Young-sam: Was imprisoned. He ruled the country from 1993 to 1998.

Also read: S Korean opposition vows to impeach president as Yoon's aides offer to resign en masse

Kim Dae-Jung: He governed South Korea from 1998 to 2003 but was later arrested and sentenced to death. However, he was pardoned later.

Lee Myung-bak: Arrested on embezzlement, graft and abuse of power charges in 2018, was later sentenced to 15 years in jail but later pardoned.

Park Geun-hye: Was sentenced to 25 years in jail for corruption and was later pardoned by his successor.

Died by suicide Roh Moo-hyun: Was charged with the alleged pay-to-play corruption schemes, ruled the nation from 2003 to 2008. Died by suicide in 2009 amid the investigation.