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Philippines. The Second Philippine Republic, officially the Republic of the Philippines[ a] and also known as the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic, was a Japanese- backed government established on October 14, 1943, during the Japanese occupation of the islands until its dissolution on August 17, 1945. [ 2]
Jose P. Laurel. José Paciano Laurel y García CCLH KGCR (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965 ...
The National Assembly was the legislature of the Second Philippine Republic from September 25, 1943, to February 2, 1944.. Half of the membership of the assembly consisted of provincial governors or city mayors acting in an ex officio capacity, while the other half were indirectly elected through local conventions of KALIBAPI members during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Second Philippine Republic (October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945) Third Philippine Republic (July 4, 1946 – January 17, 1973) Fourth Philippine Republic (June 30, 1981 – February 25, 1986) Fifth Philippine Republic (February 2, 1987 – present) The current government in the Philippines is termed Republic of the Philippines.
On the 4th of July, 1946, an independent Philippines was born. It became the successor to the U.S. under the treaties of 1930. On July 15, 1946, the United Kingdom annexed the State of North Borneo and, in the view of the United Kingdom, became the sovereign power with respect to what had been the State of North Borneo. [ 14]
The Second Republic was dissolved after Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945; the Commonwealth was restored in the Philippines in the same year with Sergio Osmeña (1944–46) as president. [3] Manuel Roxas (1946–1948) followed Osmeña when he won the first post-war election in 1946.
In 1935 Quezon won the Philippines' first national presidential election under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. He obtained nearly 68% of the vote against his two main rivals, Emilio Aguinaldo and Bishop Gregorio Aglipay. [57] Quezon was inaugurated on November 15, 1935. [58] He is recognized as the second President of the Philippines. [59]
The islands were declared officially independent as the Second Philippine Republic on October 14, 1943, under the Presidency of José P. Laurel and his KALIBAPI government. [16] This had been accomplished through the Preparatory Committee for Philippine Independence, which KALIBAPI had established in mid-1943 under Japanese direction. [17]