🗓️ South Korea’s “Ex-President Jail Scoreboard” 🇰🇷In Korea, retirement is the real sentence.

👇 Full list:

1. Syngman Rhee (1948–60) – ❌ Ousted, exiled to Hawaii, died there
2. Park Chung-hee (1963–79) – 🔫 Assassinated in office
3. Chun Doo-hwan (1980–88) – 💣 Sentenced to death (1996), 🧊 commuted, 🕊️ pardoned
4. Roh Tae-woo (1988–93) – 💰 17 yrs prison (treason/bribery), 🕊️ pardoned
5. Kim Young-sam (1993–98) – ✅ Left office clean
6. Kim Dae-jung (1998–03) – 🏅 No charges, Nobel Peace Prize
7. Roh Moo-hyun (2003–08) – ⚖️ Bribery probe, 💀 suicide in 2009
8. Lee Myung-bak (2008–13) – 💸 15 yrs prison (embezzlement), 🕊️ pardoned 2022
9. Park Geun-hye (2013–17) – 🔥 Impeached, 25 yrs prison, 🕊️ pardoned 2021
10. Moon Jae-in (2017–22) – ✅ Left clean (so far)
11. Yoon Suk-yeol (2022–25) –⚠️ Impeached Apr 2025 🪧 Detained Jul for treason/insurrection (martial law plot) 🩲 Aug 1: Thermal underwear protest 2025 👨‍⚖️ Prosecutors retreat fearing optics of dragging a half-naked ex-president 👴 “Underwear Grandpa” wins Round 1

📉 11 Presidents
👮‍♂️ 6 jailed
💀 1 suicide
✅ 4 clean exits

In South Korea, power isn’t the prize, it’s the trap.