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Podcast: Cold War Cast
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Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea 1948-60
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:42:22
Publish Date: 2019-04-15 12:36:39
Description:

This episode is a listener request and I hope I delivered what was asked for – we’re discussing Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea from 1948-60.  I think looking at his legacy is valuable because it adds some complexity to the Cold War by challenging the notion of the conflict being purely a good vs. evil affair.  As we’ll see Syngman Rhee had a lot of blemishes on his record…but was he the type of guy the fledgling Republic of Korea needed at that period of history to navigate them through some tough times?  Hard to say.  Let me know what you think.
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