April 26.2C 1960 .28Tuesday.29 April 1960



president rhee



syngman rhee resigned president of south korea after 12 years of dictatorial rule, after week-long uprising in 145 students had died. rhee , wife flown out of country united states, , lived in exile in hawaii until death in 1965. until new president elected, rhee replaced in interim former mayor of seoul heo jeong.
the manifesto of eighteen published in saigon.
born: affectionately, thoroughbred racehorse , 1 of 2 female horses earn more half million dollars in prize winnings. between 1962 , 1965, win 18 major stakes races, , later inducted national museum of racing , hall of fame (d. 1979)




^ korean mobs riot, celebrate rhee agrees resign , oakland tribune, april 26, 1960, p1
^ rhee retires; aide in family suicide , oakland tribune, april 28, 1960, p1
^ seth jacobs, cold war mandarin: ngo dinh diem , origins of america s war in vietnam (lanham: rowman & littlefield, 2006)






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