Timeline: How South Korean president's martial law bid unraveled

Four days of chaos led to impeachment vote against Yoon Suk Yeo

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Protesters react after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 7. © Reuters

YUICHI SHIGA, AKANE OKUTSU and CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- An attempt to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed on Saturday, four days after he briefly declared martial law in which he claimed that the legislature had "paralyzed" government administration.

The unexpected events in the democratic nation in East Asia shook the world.

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