When did Syngman Rhee become Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea?
Syngman Rhee
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]