Commonwealth of the Philippines

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commonwealth
former country
political entity
capital Manila
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era)
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Philippines
surface form: 1935 Constitution of the Philippines
continent Asia
country Philippines
currency Philippine peso
demographics predominantly Christian population
endTime 1946-07-04
establishedBy Jones Act (Philippines)
surface form: Philippine Independence Act

Tydings–McDuffie Act
exiledGovernment Commonwealth of the Philippines self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philippine government-in-exile in the United States
firstPresident Manuel L. Quezon
flag Flag of the Philippines
followedBy Philippines
surface form: Republic of the Philippines
governmentForm presidential republic
semi-autonomous government under U.S. sovereignty
hasHistoricalPeriod World War II
surface form: 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
leaderDuringWorldWarII Manuel L. Quezon
Sergio Osmeña
legalStatus unincorporated territory of the United States
legalSystem civil law and common law influences
legislativeBody Congress of the Philippines
Batasang Pambansa
surface form: National Assembly of the Philippines
locatedIn Southeast Asia
western Pacific Ocean
surface form: Western Pacific Ocean
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
occupiedBy Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
officialLanguage English
Spanish
Tagalog
partOf American colonial period in the Philippines
precededBy Philippines
surface form: Philippine Islands
purpose transition to full Philippine independence
secondPresident Sergio Osmeña
sharesSovereigntyWith United States of America
significantEvent Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
surface form: 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

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Battle of the Points belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Philippine Commonwealth Army country Commonwealth of the Philippines
Philippine Commonwealth Army foundedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Commonwealth government of the Philippines
Philippine Commonwealth Army allegiance Commonwealth of the Philippines
United States Army Forces in the Far East alliedWith Commonwealth of the Philippines
Battle of Manila (1945) belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Battle of Mindanao (1945) belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Battle of Corregidor (1942) belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth
Battle of Bataan belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Malinta Tunnel associatedWith Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth government
Commonwealth of the Philippines exiledGovernment Commonwealth of the Philippines self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philippine government-in-exile in the United States
Battle of Corregidor (1945) belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Moro colonialOpponents Commonwealth of the Philippines
Jones Act (Philippines) followedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of the Philippines constitutional framework
Bagac, Bataan countryDuringEvent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Philippine Constabulary controlledBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Commonwealth government of the Philippines
Philippine guerrillas recognizedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth government-in-exile
Parang locatedInCountryDuringEvent Commonwealth of the Philippines
Battle of Trail 2 belligerent Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth
Fall of Corregidor combatant Commonwealth of the Philippines
Nacionalista Party timePeriod Commonwealth of the Philippines
American colonial period in the Philippines hasPart Commonwealth of the Philippines
Treaty of Manila (1946) relatedTo Commonwealth of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine Commonwealth
Philippine Commonwealth inauguration receptions hasToDoWith Commonwealth of the Philippines
Second Philippine Republic precededBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
Second Philippine Republic followedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines
Tydings–McDuffie Act establishes Commonwealth of the Philippines
Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) usedBy Commonwealth of the Philippines