Editing Syngman Rhee (section)

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|Image = Syngman Rhee.jpg
|fullname = Syngman Rhee
|alias = 
|origin = North Hwanghae, North Korea
|occupation = President of South Korea (1948 - 1960)<br>President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919 - 1925, 1947 - 1948)
|type of villain = Paranoid Tyrant 
|goals = Eliminate communist influence in South Korea (partially successful)<br>Win the Korean War (failed)
|crimes = Extrajudicial [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Corruption
|hobby = }}{{Quote|Communism is cholera and you cannot compromise with cholera.|Syngman Rhee}}
'''Syngman Rhee''' (Korean: 이승만; 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.

Rhee was the first and the last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1919 to 1925 and 1947 to 1948, and was elected President of South Korea in the 1948 presidential election. Rhee oversaw the transfer of power from the United States Army Military Government in Korea to the Government of South Korea and the establishment of the First Republic of Korea. Rhee adopted a strongly anti-communist and pro-American stance, and led South Korea through the [[Korean War]] from 1950 to 1953.

Rhee was widely regarded as an authoritarian dictator and his three-term presidency was characterized by corruption and political repression, including the National Defense Corps incident and reported ordering the extrajudicial killings of over 14,000 suspected communists in South Korea. Rhee's popularity declined after the Korean War, and he resigned in April 1960 during the April Revolution following popular protests against the disputed March 1960 presidential election. Rhee's resignation resulted in the transition to the Second Republic of Korea, and he died in exile in Hawaii in 1965.