U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands

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The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administration
military government
appliesFrom after the capture of Manila by U.S. forces
appliesToEthnicGroup Filipino people
surface form: Filipinos

Spanish colonists in the Philippines
appliesToJurisdiction Philippines
surface form: Philippine Islands
appliesToTerritory Philippines
surface form: Philippine Islands

Philippines
appliesUntil establishment of U.S. civil government in the Philippines
capital Manila
commonName U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. Military Government in the Philippines
controlledBy United States Department of War
surface form: United States War Department
country United States of America
currency Philippine peso
dissolved 1901
endTime 1901-07-04
establishedAsResultOf Spanish–American War
Treaty of Paris (1898)
firstLeader Wesley Merritt
flag flag of the United States
followedBy Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
surface form: U.S. Insular Government of the Philippines
governmentType military dictatorship
military occupation government
hasPurpose administration of occupied Philippine territory
transition to civilian colonial rule
headOfGovernment Military Governor of the Philippines
surface form: Military Governor of the Philippine Islands
headOfState President of the United States
inception 1898
lastLeader Arthur MacArthur Jr.
leader Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Elwell Stephen Otis
Wesley Merritt
legalForm military administration
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Asia
Southeast Asia
officialLanguage English
Spanish
parentOrganization United States Army
partOf American colonial rule in the Philippines
precededBy Captaincy General of the Philippines
surface form: Spanish colonial government of the Philippines
replacedBy Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
surface form: Philippine Commission government

civilian colonial government of the Philippine Islands
significantEvent Capture of Manila (1898)
surface form: Battle of Manila (1898)

Philippine–American War
capture of Emilio Aguinaldo
startTime 1898-08-14
usedLegalSystem Spanish colonial law (transitional)
Uniform Code of Military Justice
surface form: U.S. military law

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U.S. Military Government in Cuba relatedTo U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Governor-General of the Philippines partOf U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: United States colonial administration in the Philippines
First Philippine Republic followedBy U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands
First Philippine Republic followedBy U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
Philippine Reservation exhibit organizer U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: Philippine Commission
Military Governor of the Philippines partOf U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: United States Military Government in the Philippines
Administration of the Philippines as military governor mainSubject U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: U.S. military government in the Philippines
Captaincy General of the Philippines replacedBy U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands
U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands commonName U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S. Military Government in the Philippines
United States military tribunal in Manila oversight U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: United States military government in the Philippines
República Filipina followedBy U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: United States military government in the Philippines
Battle of Bud Bagsak partOf U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
this entity surface form: American pacification campaigns in the Philippines