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Syngman Rhee and General Douglas MacArthur

2002-106
Accession Number
2002-106
6-1/2x8-1/2 inches
Black & White
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NAID 345248868
Keywords
Armed forces officers
Presidents
HST Keywords
Korea - Cities - Seoul
People Pictured
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965
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Description
Syngman Rhee (right), first President of Korea, sits beside General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in Japan, as they attend the August 14, 1948 ceremony in Seoul inaugurating the new Republic of Korea. From: Pershing Touseley, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Date(s)
August 14, 1948