Commonwealth of the Philippines

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commonwealth former country political entity

The Commonwealth of the Philippines was a transitional semi-autonomous government under U.S. sovereignty from 1935 to 1946 that laid the foundations for the fully independent Republic of the Philippines.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commonwealth → former country → political entity →
capital	Manila →
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) →
constitutionalDocument	1935 Constitution of the Philippines →
continent	Asia →
country	Philippines →
currency	Philippine peso →
demographics	predominantly Christian population →
endTime	1946-07-04 →
establishedBy	Philippine Independence Act → Tydings–McDuffie Act →
exiledGovernment	Philippine government-in-exile in the United States →
firstPresident	Manuel L. Quezon NERFINISHED →
flag	Flag of the Philippines →
followedBy	Republic of the Philippines →
governmentForm	presidential republic → semi-autonomous government under U.S. sovereignty →
hasHistoricalPeriod	World War II era → pre–World War II era →
headOfGovernment	President of the Philippines →
headOfState	President of the United States →
historicalRole	laid foundations for the independent Republic of the Philippines →
independenceDate	1946-07-04 →
independenceGrantedBy	United States of America NERFINISHED →
leaderDuringWorldWarII	Manuel L. Quezon NERFINISHED → Sergio Osmeña NERFINISHED →
legalStatus	unincorporated territory of the United States →
legalSystem	civil law and common law influences →
legislativeBody	Congress of the Philippines → National Assembly of the Philippines →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia → Western Pacific Ocean →
majorReligion	Roman Catholicism →
occupiedBy	Empire of Japan →
officialLanguage	English → Spanish → Tagalog →
partOf	American colonial period in the Philippines →
precededBy	Philippine Islands →
purpose	transition to full Philippine independence →
secondPresident	Sergio Osmeña NERFINISHED →
sharesSovereigntyWith	United States of America →
significantEvent	Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) → liberation of the Philippines (1944–1945) → ratification of the 1935 Constitution →
sovereignOver	Philippines →
startTime	1935-11-15 →
thirdPresident	Manuel Roxas NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) ("Philippine Commonwealth") → Battle of Corregidor (1945) → Battle of Manila (1945) → Battle of Mindanao (1945) → Battle of the Points →	belligerent
Philippine Commonwealth Army →	allegiance
United States Army Forces in the Far East →	alliedWith
Malinta Tunnel ("Philippine Commonwealth government") →	associatedWith
Philippine Commonwealth Army →	country
Commonwealth of the Philippines ("Philippine government-in-exile in the United States") →	exiledGovernment
Philippine Commonwealth Army ("Commonwealth government of the Philippines") →	foundedBy