Word: uh
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Acting President Huh Chung, 64, is a scholarly, energetic ex-journalist whose ability repeatedly brought him jobs in Rhee's government and whose principles repeatedly got him fired. As Rhee's first Transportation Minister, Huh (rhymes with "uh") ran Korea's railroads with what admirers called "American hustle," and as Minister of Social Welfare, he efficiently supervised distribution of relief supplies during the Korean war. After a brief spell as Acting Premier, he broke with Rhee in 1952 over the strong-arm tactics used to bulldoze the National Assembly into voting constitutional changes intended to ensure Rhee...