Cairo Conference

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The Cairo Conference was a 1943 World War II meeting in Egypt where Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek planned military strategy against Japan and discussed the postwar order in Asia.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II conference
diplomatic conference
international summit
aimedAt defeat of Japan
alsoKnownAs Cairo Summit
chairperson Franklin D. Roosevelt
city Cairo
concurrentWith Tehran Conference preparations
country Kingdom of Egypt
declaredPolicy independence of Korea
restoration of territories taken by Japan
unconditional surrender of Japan
endDate 1943-11-26
focusCountry China
Japan
Korea
territories occupied by Japan
followedBy Tehran Conference
hasDocument Cairo Declaration
hasParticipant Chiang Kai-shek
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Republic of China
United Kingdom
United States
Winston Churchill
hostCity Cairo
hostedBy Kingdom of Egypt
language Chinese
English
French
location Cairo, Egypt
mainTopic Allied strategy against Japan
postwar order in Asia
militaryTheater Pacific War
partOf World War II
precededBy First Quebec Conference
regionDiscussed East Asia
Pacific theater
Southeast Asia
result Cairo Declaration
startDate 1943-11-22
statedThat Japan shall be stripped of all islands in the Pacific seized or occupied since World War I
Korea shall become free and independent in due course
Manchuria shall be restored to the Republic of China
Pescadores Islands shall be restored to the Republic of China
Taiwan shall be restored to the Republic of China
timePeriod World War II
year 1943

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eureka ("Second Cairo Conference")
Quebec Conference
followedBy
Cairo Conference ("Cairo Summit")
alsoKnownAs
Lebanon Conference (1944) ("Cairo Conference (Greek political negotiations, 1943)")
precededBy
Cairo Declaration
relatedToConference

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