<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Syngman Rhee </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 이승만 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 1st President of South Korea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office July 24 , 1948 -- April 26 , 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Td> Yi Si - yeong Kim Seong - su Ham Tae - young Chang Myon Yun Posun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Himself as the Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Yun Posun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Speaker of the National Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office May 31 , 1948 -- July 24 , 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Office created </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Shin Ik - hee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office March 3 , 1947 -- August 15 , 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Kim Koo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Kim Koo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Himself as the President of South Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office September 11 , 1919 -- March 23 , 1925 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Yi Donghwi Yi Dongnyeong Sin Gyu - sik No Baek - rin Park Eunsik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Office created </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Park Eunsik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Rhee Syngman ( 1875 - 04 - 18 ) April 18 , 1875 Neungnae - dong , Daegyeong - ri , Masan - myeon , Pyeongsan County , Hwanghae Province , Korea ( now North Hwanghae , North Korea ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> July 19 , 1965 ( 1965 - 07 - 19 ) ( aged 90 ) Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Seoul National Cemetery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> South Korean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Seungseon Park ( 1890 -- 1910 ) Francesca Donner ( 1934 -- 1965 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Rhee Bong - su or 이봉수 ( 1898 -- 1908 ) Rhee In - soo ( Yi In - su ) or 이인수 ( b . 1931 , adoptive ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> George Washington University ( B.A. ) Harvard University ( M.A. ) Princeton University ( Ph. D . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Korean name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hangul </Th> <Td> 이 승 만 / 리 승 만 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hanja </Th> <Td> 李 承 晩 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revised Romanization </Th> <Td> I Seung ( - ) man / Ri Seung ( - ) man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> McCune -- Reischauer </Th> <Td> I Sŭngman / Ri Sŭngman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Syngman Rhee </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 이승만 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 1st President of South Korea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office July 24 , 1948 -- April 26 , 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vice President </Th> <Td> Yi Si - yeong Kim Seong - su Ham Tae - young Chang Myon Yun Posun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Himself as the Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Yun Posun </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Speaker of the National Assembly </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office May 31 , 1948 -- July 24 , 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Office created </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Shin Ik - hee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office March 3 , 1947 -- August 15 , 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Kim Koo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Kim Koo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Himself as the President of South Korea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> In office September 11 , 1919 -- March 23 , 1925 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Yi Donghwi Yi Dongnyeong Sin Gyu - sik No Baek - rin Park Eunsik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Office created </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Park Eunsik </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Rhee Syngman ( 1875 - 04 - 18 ) April 18 , 1875 Neungnae - dong , Daegyeong - ri , Masan - myeon , Pyeongsan County , Hwanghae Province , Korea ( now North Hwanghae , North Korea ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> July 19 , 1965 ( 1965 - 07 - 19 ) ( aged 90 ) Honolulu , Hawaii , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Resting place </Th> <Td> Seoul National Cemetery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> South Korean </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse ( s ) </Th> <Td> Seungseon Park ( 1890 -- 1910 ) Francesca Donner ( 1934 -- 1965 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Rhee Bong - su or 이봉수 ( 1898 -- 1908 ) Rhee In - soo ( Yi In - su ) or 이인수 ( b . 1931 , adoptive ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> George Washington University ( B.A. ) Harvard University ( M.A. ) Princeton University ( Ph. D . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Korean name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hangul </Th> <Td> 이 승 만 / 리 승 만 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hanja </Th> <Td> 李 承 晩 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revised Romanization </Th> <Td> I Seung ( - ) man / Ri Seung ( - ) man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> McCune -- Reischauer </Th> <Td> I Sŭngman / Ri Sŭngman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was the first president of south korea
who was the first president of south korea
Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee