At the core of a liberal democracy are pluralism and tolerance for others. He doesn't have any of that," said Kang Won-taek, political science professor at Seoul National University. "We all thought he was just politically inexperienced. We didn't know his fundamental thinking was so extreme, but it was clearly revealed during martial law.
Yoon's fate now moves to the Constitutional Court, which will decide whether to uphold the impeachment charges, a process that could take up to six months.
Then this month, he made a stunning decision that revealed the depths of his frustrations: He declared martial law - for the first time in more than four decades, and for the first time in South Korea's democratic history.
Yoon, 63, on Saturday became the third South Korean president to be impeached, condemned by even some in his People Power Party (PPP) who voted for his ouster.
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