Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman (March 26, 1875 – July 19, 1965) was the first president of South Korea. His presidency, from August 1948 to April 1960, remains controversial ...
Syngman Rhee is a Presbyterian minister who has served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 2000. Rhee and a younger brother fled North ...
A biography of Syngman Rhee. ... Korean political leader Syngman Rhee was imprisoned at age 22 for a period of seven years for protesting in favor of reform in Korea.