Syngman Rhee
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Syngman Rhee, also known by his art name Unam, was a Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. His administration was characterised by
Official portrait, 1948
Rhee's Library of Congress print, 1939
Rhee in 1905 dressed to meet Theodore Roosevelt
April Revolution
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The April Revolution, 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
Protesters during the April Revolution
First post-revolution trial began July 5 in South Korea for thirty former high officials of the Rhee regime on charges of corruption, maladministration, and election rigging, etc.