United States Navy administration of Guam

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The United States Navy administration of Guam was the period of U.S. military government on the island, during which the Navy exercised executive, legislative, and judicial authority before civilian governance was established.

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United States Navy administration of Guam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
military government
appliesToJurisdiction Guam
Guam
surface form: Territory of Guam

Apra Harbor, Guam
surface form: United States Naval Station Guam
capital Hagatna
surface form: Hagåtña
commonLanguage Chamorro
country United States of America
endCause Organic Act of Guam
surface form: Guam Organic Act of 1950
endTime 1950-07-01
executiveBody Governor of Guam
surface form: United States Navy governor of Guam
followedBy Organic Act of Guam
surface form: Guam Organic Act government

civilian government of Guam
follows Spanish colonial administration of Guam
governingBody United States Navy
hasCharacteristic absence of locally elected territorial legislature for most of the period
concentration of executive, legislative, and judicial powers in naval governors
direct rule by U.S. naval officers
hasEffect development of Guam as a U.S. naval base
establishment of U.S. legal and political institutions on Guam
infrastructure development on Guam
introduction of U.S. public education system on Guam
public health reforms on Guam
restriction of local political self-government on Guam
hasPart first United States Navy administration of Guam
second United States Navy administration of Guam
headOfGovernment naval governor of Guam
judicialAuthority United States Navy governor of Guam
legalBasis Treaty of Paris (1898)
U.S. congressional acts relating to Guam
executive orders of the President of the United States
legislativeBody United States Navy governor of Guam
locatedInTimePeriod 20th century
World War II
interwar period
officialLanguage English
partOf United States overseas territorial administration
history of Guam
history of the United States Navy
replacedBy civilian administration under the U.S. Department of the Interior
significantEvent Battle of Guam (1944)
capture of Guam by Japan in 1941
cession of Guam by Spain to the United States in 1898
enactment of the Guam Organic Act of 1950
recapture of Guam by United States forces in 1944
transfer of civil administration from the U.S. Navy to the U.S. Department of the Interior
startTime 1898-12-23

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Organic Act of Guam replaced United States Navy administration of Guam