mar 15, 1960 - For the election of the vice president, which was done separately in Korea, Rhee was determined to see his protege, Kipoong Lee, elected. Lee ran against Myon Chang of the Democratic Party, who was the former ambassador to the United States during the Korean War. On March 15 Lee, who was mostly bedridden, won the elections with an abnormally wide margin, winning 8,225,000 votes, while Myon received just 1,850,000 votes
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