Rhee Syng-man
President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. Rhee was a strong anti-Communist, and led South Korea through the Korean War. His presidency ended in resignation following popular protests against a disputed election. He died in exile in Hawaii.
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Syngman Rhee | |
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이승만 李承晩 | |
1st President of South Korea | |
In office 24 July 1948 – 26 April 1960 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Beom-seok Shin Sung-mo Chang Myon Yi Yun-yong Chang Taek-sang Baek Du-jin Byeon Yeong-tae |
Vice President | Yi Si-yeong Kim Seong-su Ham Tae-young Chang Myon |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Yun Posun |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 31 May 1948 – 24 July 1948 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Shin Ik-hee |
Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
In office 3 March 1947 – 15 August 1948 | |
Deputy | Kim Gu |
Preceded by | Kim Gu |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | |
In office 11 September 1919 – 23 March 1925 | |
Prime Minister | Yi Donghwi Yi Dongnyeong Sin Gyu-sik No Baek-rin Park Eunsik |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Park Eunsik |
Personal details | |
Born | Rhee Syngman (1875-03-26)26 March 1875 Neungnae-dong, Daegyeong-ri, Masan-myeon, Pyeongsan County, Hwanghae, Joseon (now North Hwanghae, North Korea) |
Died | 19 July 1965(1965-07-19) (aged 90) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Resting place | Seoul National Cemetery, Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality | Korean (1875–1910) Stateless (1910–1945) South Korean (1945–1965) |
Political party | Liberal |
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Alma mater | George Washington University (B.A.) Harvard University (M.A.) Princeton University (PhD) |
Religion | Christianity |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 이승만 / 리승만 |
Hanja | 李承晩 |
Revised Romanization | I Seung(-)man / Ri Seung(-)man |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Sŭngman / Ri Sŭngman |
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Rhee.