Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands

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historical event military occupation

The Soviet occupation of the Kuril Islands was the post–World War II takeover and continued control of the Kuril archipelago by the Soviet Union, which led to a long-standing territorial dispute with Japan.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → military occupation →
appliesToPart	Habomai Islands → Iturup → Kunashir → Kuril Islands → Shikotan → Southern Kuril Islands →
chronology	occurred after Japan’s surrender in World War II →
conflict	Kuril Islands dispute →
country	Soviet Union →
demographicChange	replacement of Japanese inhabitants with Soviet settlers →
endTime	1991 →
followedBy	Russian control of Kuril Islands →
follows	Soviet declaration of war on Japan → Soviet invasion of South Sakhalin → Soviet invasion of the Kuril Islands →
hasCause	Soviet–Japanese War → World War II →
hasEffect	Japan–Russia territorial dispute → Kuril Islands dispute → non-signing of a formal World War II peace treaty between Japan and Russia →
languageOfOfficialAdministration	Russian →
legalBasis	Potsdam Declaration → San Francisco Peace Treaty (as interpreted by the Soviet Union) → Yalta Conference agreements →
legalBasisClaimedBy	Russian Federation → Soviet Union →
location	Kuril Islands → North Pacific Ocean → Sakhalin Oblast →
opposedBy	Japan → Japanese government → displaced Japanese residents →
participant	Japan → Soviet Union →
partOf	post–World War II Allied occupation of Japanese territories →
previousOfficialLanguage	Japanese →
relatedTo	Japan–Russia relations → Japan–Soviet relations → Northern Territories issue →
result	annexation of Kuril Islands by the Soviet Union → expulsion of Japanese population from the Kuril Islands → incorporation of Kuril Islands into Sakhalin Oblast → resettlement of Kuril Islands by Soviet citizens →
significantEvent	evacuation of Japanese civilians → landing of Soviet troops on Shumshu → transfer of administration from Japanese to Soviet authorities →
startTime	1945-08-18 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kuril Islands ("Kuril Islands dispute") →	disputeKnownAs
South Sakhalin Offensive Operation ("Invasion of the Kuril Islands") →	followedBy
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands ("Soviet invasion of the Kuril Islands") →	follows
Soviet occupation of Kuril Islands ("Kuril Islands dispute") →	hasEffect
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) →	result