Syngman Rhee, dictator of the kleptocratic (government by thieves) Republic of (South) Korea wins election to a third term, 70% against 30% for Cho Bong-am, a socialist political activist. 

       NOTES:

• Following Rhee’s legitimate re-election, he pushed through an amendment to the Constitution allowing him to be re-elected an indefinite number of times.
• Before the election, Rhee appeared to headed toward electoral defeat against Speaker Sin Ik-hui, of the National Assembly.  But Sin died ten days before the election.
• After the election, Rhee had Cho executed for espionage.
• So ended the U.s.’ 11th attempt at nation building, bringing its total success/failure record to (successes, 1; failures, 9; and one toss-up).
• While “nation-building is a laudable goal, Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution for the united States says that “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government”; it does NOT state that “The United States shall guarantee to every nation on this planet a Republican Form of Government” [emphasis added].

       [added 6/6/2025]