2016–2017 South Korean protests
| 2016–2017 South Korean protests | ||||
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| Part of the 2016 South Korean political scandal | ||||
Mass protests in Seoul, October 2016. | ||||
| Date | October 26, 2016 – May 24, 2017 (6 months and 4 weeks) | |||
| Location | South Korea, nationwide | |||
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| Goals | Resignation of Park Geun-hye, punishment of Choi Soon-sil, dissolution of Liberty Korea Party | |||
| Methods | Civil resistance, demonstrations, protest marches, picketing | |||
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| 2016–2017 South Korean protests | |
| Hangul | 촛불집회 |
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| Hanja | 촛불集會 |
| RR | chotbul jiphoe |
| MR | ch'oppul chiphoe |
The 2016–2017 South Korean protests 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.
After the impeachment of Park Geun-hye on corruption charges in December, the pro-Park rallies mobilized thousands of protesters for counter demonstrations. 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.