Soviet Civil Administration in Korea

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The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.

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Generate an image of the Soviet Civil Administration in Korea (The Soviet Civil Administration in Korea was the Soviet military government that controlled and oversaw the northern part of the Korean Peninsula after Japan’s surrender in World War II, laying the groundwork for the establishment of North Korea.)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military administration ⓘ
military government ⓘ
occupation authority ⓘ
aim administration of former Japanese-occupied territory ⓘ
creation of a friendly socialist regime in northern Korea ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Korean Peninsula north of the 38th parallel ⓘ
northern Korea ⓘ
capital Pyongyang ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
contributedTo establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ
formation of North Korea ⓘ
counterpart United States Army Military Government in Korea ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
endTime 1948 ⓘ
establishedBy Red Army ⓘ
Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Soviet armed forces
followedBy Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ⓘ
linked to: North Korea

North Korea ⓘ
follows Empire of Japan ⓘ
Japanese rule in Korea ⓘ
governmentType one-party socialist administration ⓘ
headquartersLocation Pyongyang ⓘ
historicalEvent World War II ⓘ
historicalPeriod post–World War II era ⓘ
ideology Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
communism ⓘ
implementedPolicy land reform in northern Korea ⓘ
nationalization of major industries ⓘ
suppression of pro-Japanese collaborators ⓘ
languageUsed Korean ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
legalSystem Soviet-influenced legal system ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Korea Standard Time ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved Soviet Army ⓘ
linked to: Red Army
opposedBy Korean nationalists opposed to communism ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
partOf Allied occupation of Korea ⓘ
Cold War origins in East Asia ⓘ
Soviet sphere of influence ⓘ
promotedLeader Kim Il Sung ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment Japanese surrender in World War II ⓘ
significantEvent creation of separate northern and southern administrations ⓘ
division of Korea at the 38th parallel ⓘ
startTime 1945 ⓘ
supported Korean communists ⓘ
Workers’ Party of North Korea ⓘ
usedCurrency Korean yen ⓘ
North Korean won (early issues) ⓘ
linked to: North Korean won

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Korea under Japanese rule → followedBy → Soviet Civil Administration in Korea ⓘ
Soviet–Japanese War (1945) → result → Soviet occupation of northern Korea ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
United States Army Military Government in Korea → relatedTo → Soviet Civil Administration in North Korea ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
Governor-General of Korea → replacedBy → Soviet Civil Administration (North) ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
USAMGIK → coexistsWith → Soviet Civil Administration in northern Korea ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Civil Administration in Korea
Government-General of Korea → replacedBy → Soviet Civil Administration in Korea ⓘ
Office of the Governor-General of Korea → replacedBy → Soviet Civil Administration in the North ⓘ
subject linked to: Office of the Governor-General
linked to: Soviet Civil Administration in Korea