Military Governor of Korea
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The Military Governor of Korea was the U.S. Army officer who exercised supreme civil and military authority over southern Korea during the American occupation following World War II.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Southern Korea
ⓘ
United States Army Military Government in Korea ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Korea south of the 38th parallel
|
| appointedBy |
Commander, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander, United States Army Forces, Pacific
United States government ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II aftermath ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedBecauseOf |
Allied occupation of Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
establishment of the Republic of Korea
|
| endTime | 1948-08-15 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Archibald Vincent Arnold ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Moon Jae-in
ⓘ
surface form:
President of South Korea
|
| follows |
Governor-General of Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Governor-General of Korea
|
| governmentType | military government ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil administration in southern Korea
ⓘ
military forces in southern Korea ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
economic policy in southern Korea
ⓘ
education policy in southern Korea ⓘ judicial administration in southern Korea ⓘ local government in southern Korea ⓘ police forces in southern Korea ⓘ public order in southern Korea ⓘ |
| hasRole |
supreme civil authority in southern Korea
ⓘ
supreme military authority in southern Korea ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Korea under Allied occupation ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied occupation authority after Japanese surrender ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Allied occupation of Korea
ⓘ
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| location |
Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
Seoul ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Archibald Vincent Arnold
ⓘ
John Reed Hodge NERFINISHED ⓘ William F. Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Army Military Government in Korea
ⓘ
Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ
surface form:
United States occupation of Korea
|
| replaces | Japanese colonial administration in Korea ⓘ |
| residence |
Government-General Building in Seoul
ⓘ
surface form:
Seoul Government-General Building
|
| significantEvent | transfer of authority to the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1948 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-09-08 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
U.S. Army Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Forces, Pacific
United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form:
War Department of the United States
|
| usesLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Korean ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.