United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands
| United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands | ||||||||||
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| Capital | Not specified | |||||||||
| Languages | Japanese Ryukyuan English | |||||||||
| Political structure | Military occupation | |||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | |||||||||
| • | Battle of Okinawa | April 1, 1945 | ||||||||
| • | Founding of USCAR | December 15, 1950 | ||||||||
| Currency | A Yen (to July 1948) B yen (July 1948 – Sep 1958) | |||||||||
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The United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島米国軍政府 Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Gunseifu) was the government in Okinawa, Japan from 1945 to 1950, whereupon it was replaced by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.[1]
The government was headed by the military governor (軍政長官 Gunsei Chōkan) and his second-in-command, the Chief Military Government Officer (軍政府長官 Gunsei-fu Chōkan). They were assisted by the Deputy Commander of the Military Government (軍政府副長官 Gunsei-fu Fuku-chōkan).[2]
Governors[3]
| Name | Period |
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| LTG Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. | April 1, 1945 – June 18, 1945 |
| GEN Roy Geiger[nb 1] | June 18, 1945 – June 23, 1945 |
| GEN Joseph Stilwell[nb 2] | June 23, 1945 – October 16, 1945 |
| MG Fred Clute Wallace[nb 3] | June 1945 – April 23, 1946 |
| BG Lawrence A. Lawson | October 17, 1945 – December 29, 1945 |
| BG Fremont Byron Hodson, Sr. | December 30, 1945 – February 26, 1946 |
| MG Leo Donovan | February 27, 1946 – May 21, 1946 |
| BG Frederic Lord Hayden | May 24, 1946 – May 11, 1948 |
| MG William W. Eagles | May 12, 1948 – September 30, 1949 |
| MG Josef R. Sheetz | October 1, 1949 – July 21, 1950 |
| MG Robert B. McClure | July 28, 1950 – December 6, 1950 |
| BG Harry B. Sherman[nb 1] | December 6, 1950 – December 9, 1950 |
| MG Robert S. Beightler | December 9, 1950 – December 15, 1950 |
See also
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- United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
- Government of the Ryukyu Islands, the body of Okinawan self-governance from 1952–1972.
References
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- ↑
- ↑ ja:琉球列島米国軍政府
- ↑ "Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands". worldstatesmen.org. B. Cahoon. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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