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Lee Syng-man

Syngman Rhee
이승만
Rhee Syng-Man in 1956.jpg
President of South Korea
In office
July 24, 1948 – April 26, 1960
Vice President Yi Si-yeong
Kim Seong-su
Ham Tae-young
Chang Myon
Yun Posun
Preceded by Himself as the Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Succeeded by Yun Posun
President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
September 11, 1919 – March 23, 1925
Prime Minister Yi Donghwi
Yi Dongnyeong
Sin Gyu-sik
No Baek-rin
Park Eunsik
Preceded by Office created
Succeeded by Park Eunsik
Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
In office
March 3, 1947 – August 15, 1948
Deputy Kim Koo
Preceded by Kim Koo
Succeeded by Himself as the President of South Korea
Personal details
Born Rhee Syngman
(1875-04-18)April 18, 1875
Neungnae-dong, Daegyeong-ri, Masan-myeon, Pyeongsan County, Hwanghae Province, Joseon
(now North Korea)
Died July 19, 1965(1965-07-19) (aged 90)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place Seoul National Cemetery
Nationality Joseon (1875-1910) Japanese Korea (1910-1945) South Korea (1945-1965), American, Austrian
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Seungseon Park (1890~1910)
Francesca Donner (1934~1965)
Children Rhee Bong-su or 이봉수(1898 - 1908), Rhee In-soo Yi In-su or 이인수 - (b. September 1, 1931) - adopted
Alma mater George Washington University (B.A.)
Harvard University (M.A.)
Princeton University (Ph.D.)
Religion Methodism
Signature
Syngman Rhee
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization I (Yi) Seungman
McCune–Reischauer Yi Sŭngman

Syngman Rhee (Korean: 이승만, pronounced [i.sɯŋ.man], Korean "Rhee Syngman"; April 18, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a South Korean statesman, the first and the last Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. His three-term presidency of South Korea (August 1948 to April 1960) was strongly affected by Cold War tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Rhee was regarded as an anti-Communist and a strongman, and he led South Korea through the Korean War. His presidency ended in resignation following popular protests against a disputed election. He died in exile in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Syngman Rhee was born on April 18, 1875; his birthday is also stated as March 26, the lunar date, and April 26. Rhee was born in Hwanghae Province into a rural family of modest means as the third son out of 3 brothers and 2 sisters. His two older brothers both died in infancy. Rhee's family traced its lineage back to King Taejong of Joseon. He is a 16th-generation descendant of Grand Prince Yangnyeong. In 1877, Rhee (age 2) and his family moved to Seoul.

In Seoul, he had traditional Confucianism education in seodangs in Nakdong (낙동; 駱洞) and Dodong (도동; 桃洞). He was portrayed as a potential candidate for gwageo, the Korean civil service examination. When he was 9, he was rendered virtually blind through smallpox and was cured by Horace Newton Allen, an American medical missionary.


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