Permanent historical factsheet

Independence of Korea

South Korea · Government / Government of South Korea. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1919–1946Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1919

Syngman RheeJune 1919

Paris · Government / Government of South Korea

Declares Korean independence at the Paris Peace Conference

1921

Syngman RheeJuly 1921

Honolulu · Government / Government of South Korea

Returns to Honolulu to continue leadership of Korean independence

1946

Syngman RheeFebruary 1946

Government / Government of South Korea

Organizes the National Asociation for the Acceleration of Korean independence. Appointed President of the South Korean Democratic Council of the Republic of Korea

Names involved

Syngman Rhee

Provenance

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