Original sentence: Rhee was the first and the last President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1919 to 1925 and 1947 to 1948, and was elected President of South Korea in the 1948 presidential election.Rhee was widely regarded as an authoritarian dictator and his three-term presidency was characterized by corruption and political repression, including the National Defense Corps incident and reported ordering the extrajudicial killings of over 14,000 suspected communists in South Korea.Rhee's popularity declined after the Korean War, and he resigned in April 1960 during the April Revolution following popular protests against the disputed March 1960 presidential election.Rhee's resignation resulted in the transition to the Second Republic of Korea, and he died in exile in Hawaii in 1965
Edited sentence: Although his government and politics during his three-term presidency were characterized by corruption and political repression,  he was an honest freedom lover who was instrumental in turning South Korea into a free market-based democracy.Rhee honorably resigned although he was not responsible for the rigged votes and his resignation resulted in the transition to the Second Republic of Korea, and he died in exile in Hawaii in 1965.Rhee was the first President to introduce the democratic constitution with freedom, which was based on the constitution of the United States.Rhee was the first and the last President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1919 to 1925 and 1947 to 1948, and was the first democratically elected President of South Korea in the 1948 presidential election.Rhee's popularity declined after the Korean War, and he resigned in April 1960 during the April Revolution following popular protests against the rigged voting of the Vice President in March 1960 presidential election