Second Philippine Republic
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puppet state established in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines
Key facts
- Status
- Puppet state of the Empire of Japan
- Capital
- Manila (1942–1945), Baguio (1945)
- Common languages
- Tagalog Spanish English Japanese Other regional languages
- Government
- Presidential republic under a military dictatorship
- 1943 1945
- Jose P. Laurel
- 1943 1944
- Shigenori Kuroda
- 1944 1945
- Tomoyuki Yamashita
- Legislature
- National Assembly
- Historical era
- World War II
- Established
- October 14, 1943
- Proclaimed dissolved
- August 17, 1945
- Currency
- Japanese government–issued Philippine peso (₱)
- Time zone
- UTC +08:00 ( PST )
- Date format
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The Second Philippine Republic, officially the Republic of the Philippines and also known as the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic, was a pro-Axis government established on October 14, 1943, during the Japanese occupation of the islands until its dissolution on August 17, 1945.
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