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Azad Hind

Also known as Provisonal Government of Free India, Free India, Government of Azad Hind, Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind, Provisional Government of Free India

Indian provisional government in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II

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Status: Provisional Government ; collaborationist puppet state of the Empire of Japan
Capital: New Delhi ( de jure ) Singapore ( de facto , in exile) Port Blair ( provisional )
Official language and national language: Hindustani
Demonym: Indian
Government: Provisional government under a dictatorship
1943 1945: Subhas Chandra Bose
Historical era: World War II
Established: 21 October 1943
Disestablished: 18 August 1945
Total: 30,620 km (11,820 sq mi)

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The Provisional Government of Free India or, more simply, Azad Hind, was a short-lived Japanese dependent provisional government in India. It was established in exile in Japanese-occupied Singapore during World War II in October 1943 and has been considered a puppet government of the Empire of Japan.