Trial and Execution of Syngman Rhee (Revolutionary Front)

On the 3rd of February 1951, following a military coup dé'tat led by marshal Chang Do-yong and General Park Chung-hee, the then-president, Syngman-Rhee, was arrested by elements of the South Korean army while attempting to escape the capital. Later that day, the former president was put on a show trial in a military tribunal for his "crimes"; failure to retake the northern provinces of the Korean Peninsular during the Fatherland Liberation War, allowing the signing of the "illegal" Treaty of Kaesong, and the creation of the illegitimate State of Jeju. After being found guilty by the tribunal, the president was then executed by firing squad at 6 PM that night. It wasn't until later that year that the military assumed total control of the country.