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Syngman Rhee

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Syngman Rhee (In official transliteration: YI Seung-man; in Han'gul: 이승만; in Hanja: 李承晚; March 26, 1875 - July 19, 1965) was a Korean politician.

During the Japanese occupation, he was elected as the president of the provisional government. After Korea was liberated, he became the first president (August 1948 - April 1960, four consecutive terms) of South Korea during the Korean war.

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