On this day - 9 December

Park Geun-hye was the first female elected president of South Korea when she started her term in 2014. She became the centre of a huge political scandal which resulted in her impeachment on December 9th 2016. She was found guilty of coercion and abuse of power. She was sentenced to 24 years in prison which was later raised to 25 years and a fine of ₩20 billion (just over 11.25 million pounds).

She was pardoned in December 2021 due to worsening health and a goal to preserve national unity by Moon Jae-in who was the serving president at the time.