Question: who was the first president of south korea
Answer: Syngman Rhee 이승만 1st President of South Korea In office July 24 , 1948 -- April 26 , 1960 Vice President Yi Si - yeong Kim Seong - su Ham Tae - young Chang Myon Yun Posun Preceded by Himself as the Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Succeeded by Yun Posun Speaker of the National Assembly In office May 31 , 1948 -- July 24 , 1948 Preceded by Office created Succeeded by Shin Ik - hee Chairman of the State Council of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea In of