First Republic of Korea
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The First Republic of Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, was the government of South Korea from August 1948 to June 1960. The First Republic was founded on 15 August 1948, and it became the firs
Proclamation of the Republic of Korea on 15 August 1948 in the Government-General of Chōsen Building
South Korean President Syngman Rhee bestowing a medal on U.S. Navy admiral Ralph A. Ofstie
Syngman Rhee
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Syngman Rhee was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. His administration was characterised by authoritarianism, limited e
First Republic of Korea
…from August 1948 to June 1960. The First Republic was founded on 15 August 1948, and it became the first independent republican government in Korea. Syngman Rhee was the first president of South Korea. The National Assembly was created following the May 1948 general election, and the National Assembly in Seoul…
Official portrait, 1948
Rhee Syngman 1945's
Rhee's Library of Congress print, 1939
Rhee in 1905 dressed to meet Theodore Roosevelt