Quick Facts

• NAME: Syngman Rhee
• OCCUPATION: World Leader
• BIRTH DATE: March 26, 1875
• DEATH DATE: July 19, 1965
• EDUCATION: Princeton University, George Washington University, Harvard University
• PLACE OF BIRTH: P'yngsan, Hwanghae province [now in North Korea], North Korea
• PLACE OF DEATH: Honolulu, Hawaii
• AKA: Yi Seungman

Best Known For

Syngman Rhee became South Korea’s first president in 1948. He was re-elected twice after the Korean War, but was overthrown by a 1960 student uprising.