Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers was the title given to the top Allied military authority in occupied Japan after World War II, responsible for overseeing its demilitarization and political reconstruction.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military office
→
occupation authority → title → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Japan
→
occupied Japan → |
| appointedBy |
Allied Powers
→
United States government → |
| conflict |
World War II
→
|
| country |
Allied Powers
→
|
| dissolved |
1952
→
|
| followedBy |
San Francisco Peace Treaty regime
→
|
| hasAbbreviation |
SCAP
→
|
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Imperial Japanese Government
→
Japanese armed forces → Japanese territory → |
| hasMainRepresentative |
Douglas MacArthur
→
Matthew Ridgway → |
| hasRole |
censorship oversight in occupied Japan
→
control of Japanese government administration → economic reform oversight in Japan → education reform oversight in Japan → land reform oversight in Japan → oversight of demilitarization of Japan → oversight of political reconstruction of Japan → supervision of constitutional reform in Japan → supervision of war crimes trials framework in Japan → top Allied military authority in occupied Japan → |
| hasTitleHolder |
Douglas MacArthur
→
Matthew Ridgway → |
| headquartersLocation |
Tokyo
→
|
| inception |
1945
→
|
| legalBasis |
General Order No. 1
→
Potsdam Declaration implementation → |
| location |
Tokyo
→
|
| notableWork |
demilitarization of Japan
→
implementation of the 1947 Constitution of Japan → oversight of war crimes tribunals in Tokyo → promotion of democratization in Japan → purge of militarists from Japanese politics → support of labor reforms in Japan → support of women’s suffrage in Japan → |
| partOf |
Allied occupation of Japan
→
|
| replacedBy |
normal diplomatic relations between Japan and Allied states
→
|
| subordinateTo |
Far Eastern Commission
→
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff → |
| timePeriod |
post–World War II occupation of Japan
→
|
| usedLanguage |
English
→
Japanese → |
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Civil Information and Education Section
→
Economic and Scientific Section → Legal Section → Public Health and Welfare Section → |
partOf |
|
Allied occupation of Japan
→
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administeredBy |
|
Allied Council for Japan
→
|
apexBody |
|
Sugamo Prison
→
|
controlledBy |
|
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
→
|
establishedBy |
|
Government Section
→
|
foundedBy |
|
SCAP
→
|
fullForm |
|
Supreme Allied Commander Europe
("Supreme Commander Allied Powers Europe")
→
|
hasAlternativeName |
|
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
→
|
headOfGovernmentRole |
|
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
→
|
implementedBy |
|
General Order No. 1
→
|
issuedBy |
|
International Military Tribunal for the Far East
→
|
oversightBy |
|
Government Section
→
|
parentOrganization |
|
Douglas MacArthur
→
|
positionHeld |
|
Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area
("Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan")
→
|
successorPosition |