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Syngman Rhee. Rhee had originally been an opponent of Japanese occupation in Korea (from 1910 to 1945). He had lived in exile in the United States for many years and studied at several American Universities. He became President of the Republic of Korea in 1948 and assumed dictorial powers during the Korean War. He was eventually forced to resign in 1960 after protests over his rigging of elections.

As a staunch anti-Communist, Rhee was supported by the Americans and the West, but he remains controversial due to the number of civilians who died during his attempts to purge South Korea of Communists.

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