April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.
Syngman Rhee (Korean: ì´ì¹ë§, pronounced [i.sÉ¯Å.man], Korean Rhee Syngman; April 18, 1875 â July 19, 1965) was a South Korean statesman, the first president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, and the first President of the Republic of Korea (commonly referred to as South Korea).
More Moments in U.S. Diplomatic History. Syngman Rhee, a staunch anticommunist and authoritarian, was the first president of South Korea. Backed by the United States, Rhee was appointed head of the Korean government in 1945 before winning the countryâs first presidential election in 1950.