History and chronology of Syngman Rhee in South Korea

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Government
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Conference Chinhae Korea
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Syngman Rhee History of South Korea


1919	Conference of Paris Korea
June Paris Declares Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference
1919	Independence
June Paris Declares Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference
1919	President
23rd April Appointed President of Korea of the Hansong Provisional Government
6th Sep Appointed President of Korea of the Shanghai Provisional Government
1920	Government
Dec Assumes duties as President of the Provisional Government
1921	Independence
July Honolulu Returns to Honolulu to continue leadership of Korean independence
1932	Independence
Jan Geneva Seeks support from the League of Nations for Korean independence
1945	Exile
Oct Returns to Korea after 33 yrs in exile
1946	Independence
Feb Appointed President of the Sth Korean Democratic Council of the Republic of Korea
Feb Organizes the National Asociation for the Acceleration of Korean independence
June Chong'up Calls for the establishment of a government in Sth Korea
Dec Visits the USA to gain support for the establishment of a Korean government
1946	President
Feb Appointed President of the Sth Korean Democratic Council of the Republic of Korea
1947	Independence
Mar Visits Chiang Kai-shek to gain support for the establishment of a Korean government
1948	Constitution
Enacts the Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Aug The government of the Republic of Korea is formally founded
1948	Diplomacy
Oct Visits Japan at the invitation of General Douglas MacArthur
1948	Independence
Enacts the Constitution of the Republic of Korea
Aug The government of the Republic of Korea is formally founded
1948	President
25th June Appointed President of Sth Korea
July Appointed President of the Republic of Korea
1949	Conference of Chinhae Korea
Aug Chinhae Hosts the Sino-Korean Conference of Chinhae, attended by Chiang Kai-shek
1949	Diplomacy
May Organizes a national campaign against proposed US withdrawal from Korea
1950	Declaration of War Korea
25th June Nth Korean communists invade Sth Korea
1950	Diplomacy
Jan Visits Japan at the invitation of General Douglas MacArthur
1950	Invasion of Korea Korea
Sep 38th parallel Organizes a counter-offensive & drives the communists across 38th parallel
1950	Reform
Mar Promulgates the Land Reform Act
1951	Peace
July Opposes the UN's attempt to sign a separate armistice
July Truce talks begin
1952	President
Aug Appointed President of the Republic of Korea, 2nd term
1956	President
May Appointed President of the Republic of Korea, 3rd term
1958	Diplomacy
Nov Visits Vietnam at the invitation of Ngo Dinh Diem
1959	Economy
May Establishes a 5 yr program for economic development
1960	President
Mar Appointed President of the Republic of Korea, 4th term
1960	Resignation
April Resigns afte alleged election irregularities
1965	Death
Honolulu Death of Syngman Rhee