Word: synghman
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...Natarajian, editor of the Bombay Herald, said here yesterday that "there is genuine anxiety in my country as to whether the West is backing the wrong political horses." He added that Indians think some U.S. backed rulers like Synghman Rhee and Indo-China's Bao Dai are "the scum of Asia...
...asserts that Koreans have already proved they want and can run a democracy. "In 1948 we elected a parliament, which chose Synghman Rhee, president. He has proven a wiser choice than the official U. S. military government authorities who were picked to succeed him. The American choice was an opportunist, who welcomed the Communist army when they entered Seoul. Our democratic government was gaining strength, last spring it succeeded in balancing the budget and Curbed the inflation felt by the Japanese...
North Koreans will vote for a democratic regime, headed by Synghman Rhee, because no propaganda can destroy Korean allegiance to Rhee, a legendary figure, who has fought for his country's independence for more than half a century. March 1, 1949--a date celebrated as Independence Day ever since--Rhee led an unsuccessful revolt against the Japanese who dominated his country from 1905 to 1945. Then Rhee set up a provisional government at Shanghai, which became the official Government when Japan fell...
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