U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands

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The U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands was the American military administration that governed the Philippines following its acquisition from Spain after the Spanish–American War, before the establishment of civilian colonial rule.

All labels observed (10)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administration
military government
appliesFrom after the capture of Manila by U.S. forces
appliesToEthnicGroup Filipinos
linked to: Filipino people

Spanish colonists in the Philippines
appliesToJurisdiction Philippine Islands
linked to: Philippines
appliesToTerritory Philippine Islands
linked to: Philippines

Philippines
appliesUntil establishment of U.S. civil government in the Philippines
capital Manila
commonName U.S. Military Government in the Philippines
controlledBy United States War Department
country United States of America
currency Philippine peso
dissolved 1901
endTime 1901-07-04
establishedAsResultOf Spanish–American War
Treaty of Paris (1898)
firstLeader Wesley Merritt
flag flag of the United States
followedBy Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
U.S. Insular Government of the Philippines
governmentType military dictatorship
military occupation government
hasPurpose administration of occupied Philippine territory
transition to civilian colonial rule
headOfGovernment Military Governor of the Philippine Islands
headOfState President of the United States
inception 1898
lastLeader Arthur MacArthur Jr.
leader Arthur MacArthur Jr.
Elwell Stephen Otis
Wesley Merritt
legalForm military administration
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Asia
Southeast Asia
officialLanguage English
Spanish
parentOrganization United States Army
partOf American colonial rule in the Philippines
precededBy Spanish colonial government of the Philippines
replacedBy Philippine Commission government
civilian colonial government of the Philippine Islands
significantEvent Battle of Manila (1898)
Philippine–American War
capture of Emilio Aguinaldo
startTime 1898-08-14
usedLegalSystem Spanish colonial law (transitional)
U.S. military law

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U.S. Military Government in Cuba relatedTo U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Governor-General of the Philippines partOf United States colonial administration in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
First Philippine Republic followedBy United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
First Philippine Republic followedBy Insular Government of the Philippine Islands
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Philippine Reservation exhibit organizer Philippine Commission
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Military Governor of the Philippines partOf United States Military Government in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Administration of the Philippines as military governor mainSubject U.S. military government in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Captaincy General of the Philippines replacedBy United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands commonName U.S. Military Government in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
United States military tribunal in Manila oversight United States military government in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
República Filipina followedBy United States military government in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
Battle of Bud Bagsak partOf American pacification campaigns in the Philippines
linked to: U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands