▲Dec. 3, 2024
-10:30 p.m. President Yoon declares "state of emergency"
▲Dec. 4, 2024
-1:02 a.m. The National Assembly passes the "resolution to lift the state of emergency" with unanimous support from all 190 members present, lifting the state of emergency.
-The six opposition parties, including the Democratic Party and the Justice Party, submit the first impeachment motion against President Yoon.
▲Dec. 7, 2024
-The first impeachment motion against President Yoon fails to reach the necessary majority for voting.
▲Dec. 16, 2024
-The Constitutional Court holds its first judges' meeting on the impeachment case of President Yoon. Judges Lee Sook-jin and Jeong Hyung-sik are designated, with Judge Jeong as the presiding judge.
▲Dec. 27, 2024
-First preparatory session for the impeachment trial of President Yoon.
▲Dec. 31, 2024
-Choi Sang-mok, acting president and Minister of Economy and Finance, appoints judges Jo Han-chang and Jeong Gye-seon. Appointment of candidate Ma Eun-hyeok is postponed.
▲Jan. 1, 2025
-Judges Jo Han-chang and Jeong Gye-seon take office.
▲Jan. 3, 2025
-Second preparatory session for the impeachment trial of President Yoon.
▲Jan. 14, 2025
-First hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Concludes in four minutes due to President Yoon's absence.
▲Jan. 16, 2025
-Second hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial.
▲Jan. 21, 2025
-Third hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. President Yoon appears in person for the first time.
▲Jan. 23, 2025
-Fourth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Testimony from former Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun.
▲Feb. 4, 2025
-Fifth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Testimony from former Army Capital Defense Command Commander Lee Jin-woo, former National Intelligence Service Director Yeon Hyung, and former National Intelligence Service Deputy Director Hong Jang-won.
▲Feb. 6, 2025
-Sixth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Testimony from Special Forces 707 unit commander Kim Hyun-tae, former Army Special Warfare Command Commander Kwak Jong-geun, and the President's Office chief economic advisor Park Chun-seob.
▲Feb. 11, 2025
-Seventh hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Testimony from former Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min, National Security Office Director Shin Won-sik, former National Intelligence Service Deputy Director Baek Jong-wook, and Central Election Management Commission Secretary General Kim Yong-bin.
▲Feb. 13, 2025
-Eighth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Testimony from National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong, former Seoul Police Chief Kim Bong-sik, and Capital Defense Command Security Brigade Commander Cho Sung-hyun.
▲Feb. 18, 2025
-Ninth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial.
▲Feb. 20, 2025
-First preparatory hearing for President Yoon's criminal trial on "rebellion charges".
-Tenth hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial. Testimony from Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, former National Intelligence Service Deputy Director Hong Jang-won, and Korean National Police Agency Commissioner Jo Ji-ho.
▲Feb. 25, 2025
-Final 11th hearing of President Yoon's impeachment trial.
▲Mar. 7, 2025
-Seoul Central District Court cancels the arrest of President Yoon.
▲Mar. 8, 2025
-Prosecutors abandon immediate appeal against President Yoon's release.
-President Yoon is released from Seoul Detention Center at 5:50 p.m.
▲Apr. 1, 2025
-The Constitutional Court schedules the ruling on President Yoon's impeachment trial for April 4.
▲Apr. 4, 2025
-The Constitutional Court decides to remove President Yoon from office.