When did Syngman Rhee become Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea?
Syngman Rhee
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Rhee attempted to escape on the 20th day of imprisonment but was caught and was sentenced to life imprisonment through the Pyeongniwon (평리원;平理院). He was imprisoned in the Hanseong Prison (한성감옥서;漢城監獄署). In prison, Rhee translated and compiled The Sino–Japanese War Record (청일전기;淸日戰紀), wrote The Spirit of Independence (독립정신;獨立精神), compiled the New English–Korean Dictionary (신영한사전;新英韓辭典) and wrote in the Imperial Newspaper (제국신문;帝國新聞).[7] He was also tortured.[8]