During the Korean war the leader backed by US was Syngman Rhee.
Who was Syngman Rhee?
This man was the first president that South Korea had. The Korean war was due to the fact that the South wanted to break out of the communism of the North.
He served as the spokesman for the Independence of the Koreans before he became [president.
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