Syngman Rhee's Thirty Years in Hawaii

Name: Syngman Rhee's Thirty Years in Hawaii
Director: You Byung-choon
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2022-09-07
Duration: 74 min
Cast: Syngman Rhee

202274m

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Syngman Rhee, the founding president of the Republic of Korea spent a total of thirty years in Hawaii. The first 25 years occurred before he was elected the founding president and five years were after he resigned from the presidency. What is the significance of 30 years in one’s life span?

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Syngman Rhee

Self (archive footage)

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