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.
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
People's Republic of Korea
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The People's Republic of Korea was a short-lived provisional government that was organized at the time of the surrender of the Empire of Japan at the end of World War II. It was proclaimed on 6 Septem
United States Army Military Government in Korea
…then once removed, keeping the former Japanese governors on as advisors; by ignoring, censoring, and forcibly disbanding the functional and popular People's Republic of Korea (PRK); and finally by supporting United Nations elections that divided the country. The U.S. administration refused to recognize the Provisional…
Associate Chairman Lyuh Woon-hyung giving a speech at a YMCA in Gyeongseong (16 August 1945)