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Syngman Rhee (Korean: 이승만; Hanja: 李承晚, pronounced [iː.sɯŋ.man]; [c] 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
Sep 6, 2024 · Syngman Rhee (born March 26, 1875, P’yŏngsan, Hwanghae province, Korea [now in North Korea]—died July 19, 1965, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.) was the first president of the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
Syngman Rhee, or Lee Seungman or Yee Sung-man (March 26, 1875 – July 19, 1965), was the first president of South Korea. As a young man, he studied in the United States at George Washington University, Harvard, and Princeton University.
Apr 26, 2013 · Syngman Rhee, a staunch anticommunist and authoritarian, was the first president of South Korea. Backed by the United States, Rhee was appointed head of the Korean government in 1945 before winning the country’s first presidential election in 1950.
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965) was a Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea between 1948 and 1960. Backed by the United States, Rhee’s rule was marred by corruption, repression and anti-democratic conduct.
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Jun 27, 2018 · Syngman Rhee. Syngman Rhee (1875-1965) was a leader in Korean independence movements. He was elected the first president of the Republic of Korea in 1948. His government was overthrown in 1960.
Rhee Syngman, First President of the Republic of Korea. Rhee Syngman (Yi Seung Man) was born into a rural family on March 26 (Lunar calendar), 1875 in Hwanghae Province.
Syngman Rhee decided to hold firm as president of the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) rather than give in to calls for his resignation, a decision that preserved much-needed constancy in the government’s leadership, but only at the cost of continued challenges to Rhee’s authority.
Syngman Rhee or Lee Seungman (Korean: 이승만, March 26, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a Korean independence activist and politician. He was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial, affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean peninsula and elsewhere.
