Syngman Rhee – ROK Drop

Tweet of the Day: Students Rise Up Against Syngman Rhee

GIKorea | April 20, 2023

On April 18, 1960, 3000 #KoreaUniversity students rose against Syngman Rhee – ROK’s 1st post-war dictator – & the Liberal Party’s election rigging. The protest spread to other Seoul universities & Martial Law was proclaimed the next day. Rhee would resign & go into exile on 4.26 pic.twitter.com/V15ZDCaV1G
— Jack Greenberg (그린버그 잭) (@jackwgreenberg) April 18, 2023

Picture of the Day: Remember President Syngman Rhee

GIKorea | July 20, 2020

**Ceremony to mark 55th anniv. of passing of ex-President Rhee**
People attend a ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of the passing of former President Syngman Rhee in central Seoul on July 19, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Syngman Rhee Remembered 50 Years After His Death

GIKorea | July 20, 2015

S. Korea's first president remembered

A choir performs during a memorial service at the National Cemetery in Seoul on July 17, 2015, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of former President Rhee Syng-man, who served as the nation’s first chief executive from 1948 to 1960. (Yonhap)

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