Syngman Rhee (Korean: 리승만, Lunisolar calendar March 26 , 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a South Korean politician, 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.
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26 April 1875 Haeju, Hwanghae, Kingdom of Korea
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19 July 1965 (aged 90) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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