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A look at key events that triggered South Korea's snap presidential election

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After months of political turmoil, South Koreans head to the polls next week to elect a president.

Disgraced former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted from office over his ill-fated decision to impose martial law in December .

The two-day early voting begins in about 3,570 polling stations ahead of the June 3 vote.

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