It took just over 14 months for Yoon Suk Yeol to go from South Korea's presidential residence to a life behind bars. It took South Koreans less than six hours to thwart the insurrection attempt that put him there. On 4 December, 2024, Yoon announced to the nation that he was declaring martial law – plunging South Korea into chaos and setting in motion a series of events that would precipitate his downfall. The 443 days that followed saw months-long protests, Yoon's impeachment, a string of