A report on Syngman Rhee
South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
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Korean War
10 linksFought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953.
Fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953.
A socialist state, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was established in the north under the totalitarian communist leadership of Kim Il-sung while a capitalist state, the Republic of Korea, was established in the south under the authoritarian, autocratic leadership of Syngman Rhee.
April Revolution
8 linksThe April Revolution (4.19 혁명), also called the April 19 Revolution or April 19 Movement, were mass protests in South Korea against President Syngman Rhee and the First Republic from April 11 to 26, 1960 which led to Rhee's resignation.
South Korea
12 linksCountry in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea.
Country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea.
In the South, Syngman Rhee, an opponent of communism, who had been backed and appointed by the United States as head of the provisional government, won the first presidential elections of the newly declared Republic of Korea in May.
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
6 linksPartially recognized Korean government-in-exile based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chongqing, during the period of Japanese colonial rule in Korea.
Partially recognized Korean government-in-exile based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chongqing, during the period of Japanese colonial rule in Korea.
Syngman Rhee, who was the first president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, became the first President of the Republic of Korea in 1948.
First Republic of Korea
6 linksThe government of South Korea from August 1948 to April 1960.
The government of South Korea from August 1948 to April 1960.
Syngman Rhee became the first president of South Korea following the May 1948 general election, and the National Assembly in Seoul promulgated South Korea's first constitution in July, establishing a presidential system of government.
Korean independence movement
7 linksMilitary and diplomatic campaign to achieve the independence of Korea from Japan.
Military and diplomatic campaign to achieve the independence of Korea from Japan.
Although Chiang and Korean leaders like Syngman Rhee tried to influence the U.S. State Department to support Korean independence and recognize the KPG, the Far Eastern Division was skeptical.
Second Republic of Korea
4 linksThe government of South Korea from April 1960 to May 1961.
The government of South Korea from April 1960 to May 1961.
The second republic was founded during the April Revolution mass protests against President Syngman Rhee, succeeding the first republic and establishing a parliamentary government under President Yun Bo-seon and Prime Minister Chang Myon.
United States Army Military Government in Korea
6 linksThe official ruling body of the southern half of the Korean Peninsula from 8 September 1945 to 15 August 1948.
The official ruling body of the southern half of the Korean Peninsula from 8 September 1945 to 15 August 1948.
In the south the interim legislature and the interim government were headed by Kim Kyu-shik and Syngman Rhee, respectively, and the elections for which were met with a large uprising.
Korean Armistice Agreement
5 linksArmistice that brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War.
Armistice that brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War.
South Korea never signed the Armistice Agreement, due to President Syngman Rhee’s refusal to accept having failed to unify Korea by force.
Jeju uprising
3 linksUprising on Jeju Island from April 1948 to May 1949.
Uprising on Jeju Island from April 1948 to May 1949.
The First Republic of Korea under President Syngman Rhee escalated the suppression of the uprising from August 1948, declaring martial law in November and beginning an "eradication campaign" against rebel forces in the rural areas of Jeju in March 1949, defeating them within two months.