The following is the chronology of the major events in the life of Park Geun-hye, the former South Korean president who was ousted over a scandal that involved her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil and other close associates. Feb. 2, 1952: Born in Daegu, South KoreaDec. 17, 1963: Father Park Chung-hee s

Former President Park Geun-hye left the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday evening, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment.Ending a some four-year stay in the presidential mansion, Park headed back to her private residence in Samseong neighborhood, southern Seoul.

South Korea's liberal parties and activists on Sunday lambasted ousted President Park Geun-hye after she struck a defiant tone over corruption allegations surrounding her, as she arrived at her private home after leaving Cheong Wa Dae.Park left the presidential office in the evening two days aft

Moon Jae-in, former head of the Democratic Party, stood as the most favored presidential hopeful among the supporters of the liberal party, a poll showed Monday.According to the survey conducted by Realmeter, 68.7 percent of the respondents who claim to be supporters of the Democratic Party picked M

Moon Jae-in, former head of the Democratic Party, emerged as the most favored presidential contender in most South Korean regions, including the traditionally conservative North Gyeongsang Province, a poll showed Monday.According to the poll conducted on Saturday and Sunday by the Korea Research Cen

Former President Park Geun-hye arrived at her private residence after leaving the presidential office on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court upheld her impeachment.In a statement read by her former spokesman, she apologized to the nation and vowed to clarify the truth behind the corrupti

Ousted President Park Geun-hye's dishonorable departure from the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Sunday laid bare a sharply divided nation and poor scorecards on a range of her policy initiatives.Two days after the Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss her over a massive corruption scandal,

Former President Park Geun-hye will likely move to her private home in southern Seoul on Monday morning, three days after the Constitutional Court ruled to dismiss her over a massive corruption scandal, a presidential official said Sunday."Basic preparations at her Samseong-dong home are expected t

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to visit South Korea later this week for meetings with senior government officials to discuss issues of mutual concern including the growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, officials said Sunday.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will stay in

The South Korean government is making its best efforts to stably manage state affairs after the ouster of President Park Geun-hye, the government spokesman said in a letter addressed to foreign correspondents in Korea and over 400 journalists who have visited the country.Park was dismissed from the

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets in Seoul on Saturday in rival rallies which exposed a sharply divided nation over the ouster of President Park Geun-hye.Park's critics held their last and 20th candlelight demonstration in Gwanghwamun Square in the city center in the eve

South Korean duty-free operators are holding back from expanding their businesses on grim prospects that the intensifying trade spat between South Korea and China over the U.S. anti-missile system will further weigh down sales, industry sources said Sunday.HDC Shilla Co., a latecomer in the local du

The ouster of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye from office showed the strength of the country's democratic institutions, U.S. Senator John McCain said, reaffirming the alliance with Seoul."Under the most difficult circumstances, South Korea has demonstrated the strength of its democr

The United States is closely monitoring developments in South Korea, including its upcoming presidential election, the White House said Friday as it reaffirmed the alliance with Seoul in the wake of the ouster of President Park Geun-hye from office."I believe they have to have an election within 60

Two people died Friday from injuries they presumably sustained during a violent street rally in central Seoul in protest of the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss Park Geun-hye as president, police said.A 72-year-old man, identified only by his last name Kim, was found bleeding from his

South Koreans who took to the streets over the past months demanding Park Geun-hye's impeachment welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision Friday to oust her with acclamation and tears.Anti-Park protesters, who gathered in the early morning near the Constitutional Court in central Seoul,

Just-dismisseed President Park Geun-hye presently stated that she fully accepts the decision of the Constitutional Court which dismissed her as the President of the Republic of Korea this morning.

President Park Geun-hye was officially deprived of all her rights and privileges as the President of the Republic of Korea.This was declared at the Constitutional Court ruling, which was declared at 11:20 this morning.In other words, President Park was dismissed as a result of unanimous decision of

Bolivia has named one of its streets after South Korea in a show of respect and friendship for the country that helped build its new town in Santa Cruz, the Seoul government said Thursday.The 80-meter wide, 9.85-kilometer-long road bisecting the new town of Santa Cruz was named "Avenida Corea" or

President Park Geun-hye's lawyers and allies reacted angrily Monday to the independent prosecution's final report on its 70-day investigation which reaffirmed her as a suspect in multiple corruption cases.Independent Counsel Park Young-soo's team announced the results of its probe into t