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  • Under the leadership of American puppet Syngman Rhee, right-wing paramilitary forces from the mainland waged a brutal campaign against a "communist" uprising which, at the most conservative estimates, killed 30,000 people one-tenth of the population of the island and displaced countless others.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • Under the leadership of American puppet Syngman Rhee, right-wing paramilitary forces from the mainland waged a brutal campaign against a "communist" uprising which, at the most conservative estimates, killed 30,000 people one-tenth of the population of the island and displaced countless others.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • Under the leadership of American puppet Syngman Rhee, right-wing paramilitary forces from the mainland waged a brutal campaign against a "communist" uprising which, at the most conservative estimates, killed 30,000 people one-tenth of the population of the island and displaced countless others.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • With the peninsula divided between the Soviet-administered north and the U.S.-administered south, Kim rose to power as North Korea's first leader in 1948 while Syngman Rhee became South Korea's first president.

    Kim Jong Il Dead: North Korea Leader Dies (VIDEO) 2011

  • Under the leadership of American puppet Syngman Rhee, right-wing paramilitary forces from the mainland waged a brutal campaign against a "communist" uprising which, at the most conservative estimates, killed 30,000 people one-tenth of the population of the island and displaced countless others.

    Iara Lee: "Obstructing Business": South Koreans on the March Iara Lee 2011

  • The Koreans have uncovered evidence of the killings of tens of thousands of their own citizens during the rule of Syngman Rhee.

    The Battle For the Peninsula 2010

  • The Soviets set up a communist government in the North, under Kim Il Sung, while the U.S. flew in exiled politician Syngman Rhee.

    The Battle For the Peninsula 2010

  • The South's first president, Syngman Rhee, was a Methodist.

    Follow the Neon Crosses to the 'Jerusalem of the East' Melanie Kirkpatrick 2010

  • But I think he is asking: Are we going to have - getting back to the South Korea analogy - another Syngman Rhee?

    Op-Ed: Iraq Needs A Long-Term U.S. Presence 2010

  • But I think he is asking: Are we going to have - getting back to the South Korea analogy - another Syngman Rhee?

    Op-Ed: Iraq Needs A Long-Term U.S. Presence 2010

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