Constitutional Assembly elections were held in South Korea on 10 May 1948. They were held under the U.S. military occupation, with supervision from the United Nations, and resulted in a victory for th
Voting in the election
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The United States Army Military Government in Korea was the official ruling body of the southern half of the Korean Peninsula from 9 September 1945 to 15 August 1948.
1948 South Korean Constitutional Assembly election
…Constitutional Assembly elections were held in South Korea on 10 May 1948. They were held under the U.S. military occupation, with supervision from the United Nations, and resulted in a victory for the National Association for the Rapid Realisation of Korean Independence…
Japanese forces surrender to the U.S. Army at Seoul, Korea, on 9 September 1945
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Anti-trusteeship movement [ko] protest, December 1945
A young Korean girl carrying a baby, speaking to a U.S. soldier in front of Chōsen Shrine in Seoul (1945)
General MacArthur at the handover ceremony from Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers to President Syngman Rhee on 15 August 1948