2016–2017 South Korean protests
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The 2016–2017 South Korean protests or the Candlelight Demonstrations, also known as the Candlelight Vigil (Korean: 촛불집회), were a series of protests against President Park Geun-hye that occurred throughout South Korea from November 2016 to March 2017. Protesters denounced the Park administration's 2016 political scandal and called for the resignation of Park Geun-hye.[1][2]
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2016–2017 South Korean protests | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 촛불집회 |
Hanja | 촛불集會 |
Revised Romanization | Chotbul jiphoe |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'otpul chiphoe |
After the impeachment of Park Geun-hye on corruption charges in December, the pro-Park rallies mobilized thousands of protesters for counter demonstrations.[3][4] In February 2017, the Liberty Korea Party, at the time the ruling party of South Korea, claimed that the size of pro-Park rallies had surpassed the size of anti-Park rallies.[5]