USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On 15 August, the “Republic of Korea” (Daehan Minguk) formally took over power from the U.S. military, with Syngman Rhee as the first president. In the North, the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” (Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk) was declared on 9 September, with Kim Il-sung as prime minister.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kim Il-sung (/ˈkɪm ˈɪlˈsʌŋ, -ˈsʊŋ/; Korean: , Korean pronunciation: [kimils͈ʌŋ]; born Kim Song-ju, ; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country’s establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994.

Detailed explanation-3: -Top left: Rhee Syng-man became the first president of the Republic of Korea in 1948.

Detailed explanation-4: -Before the division From 1910 to the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was under Japanese rule.

Detailed explanation-5: -He even defied the United Nations (UN) during the Korean War (1950–53). Hoping that UN forces would continue to fight and eventually unite North and South Korea under one government, Rhee hindered the truce talks by ordering the release in June 1953 of some 25, 000 anticommunist North Korean prisoners.