비상계엄 선포
EMERGENCY MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
The President has declared emergency martial law effective immediately. All political activities are suspended. Media outlets are to be placed under government control.
모든 정치활동을 금한다. 언론은 계엄사령부의 통제를 받는다.
The National Assembly
Yeouido, National Assembly
Soldiers arriving at the gates. Citizens forming human chains. Lawmakers climbing fences and walls to get inside. Staff members barricading doors with fire extinguishers.
23:12 KST
Gwanghwamun Square
Thousands gathering despite freezing temperatures. Candles and phone flashlights cutting through the December night. The breath of the crowd rises like fog.
23:28 KST
Online — Livestreams
Livestreams from inside the Assembly going viral. Millions watching simultaneously. The whole world holds its breath.
23:45 KST
December 4, 2024 — 01:00 KST
계엄 해제
Martial Law Lifted
After approximately three hours, the National Assembly voted unanimously — 190 to 0 — to demand the lifting of martial law. The President had no choice but to comply. The constitutional order held. Democracy endured through the longest night.
"우리는 광주를 기억했다. 87년을 기억했다. 그래서 다시는 허락하지 않았다."
"We remembered Gwangju. We remembered 1987. And we refused to let it happen again."
December 4, 2024 — the night South Korea's democracy was tested, and held.