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Syngman Rhee (Korean: 이승만; Hanja: 李承晚, pronounced [iː.sɯŋ.man]; [b] 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. Rhee is also known by his art name Unam (우남; 雩南). [1]
As of 2024, thirteen people have served in full capacity as president of South Korea [4] since the office was formally established on 24 July 1948, when Syngman Rhee took office after being elected by the Constituent National Assembly. [3]
Syngman Rhee was born March 25, 1931, in Pyongyang, Korea (now North Korea). [2] As the Korean War was breaking out in 1950, Rhee and a younger brother fled North Korea, [1] leaving behind his mother and four sisters. His family was hoping they would return in two or three weeks.
The April Revolution (Korean: 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.
Presidential and vice presidential elections were held in South Korea on 15 March 1960. [1] Shortly after winning reelection to a second term in the 1952 presidential election, Rhee had the legislature pass a constitutional amendment exempting himself from the two-term limit, allowing himself to run for and win a third term in 1956 and in March 1960.
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