United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands

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The United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands was the U.S. military government that administered Okinawa and surrounding Ryukyu Islands after World War II until their reversion to Japan in 1972.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency
military government
occupation authority
appliesToEvent United States occupation of Japan
appliesToJurisdiction Amami Islands
Miyako Islands
Okinawa
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture

Ryukyu Islands
Yaeyama Islands
appliesToLanguage English
Japanese
Okinawan
Ryukyuan languages
appliesToTerritorialEntity Okinawa Prefecture (under U.S. administration)
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture

Ryukyu Islands (under U.S. administration)
linked to: Ryukyu Islands
country United States of America
dissolutionReason reversion of the Ryukyu Islands to Japanese sovereignty in 1972
endTime 1972-05-15
followed United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands
hasDuty civil administration of the Ryukyu Islands
control of security and defense in the Ryukyu Islands
local governance in Okinawa under U.S. rule
oversight of economic policy in the Ryukyu Islands
oversight of education policy in the Ryukyu Islands
oversight of foreign relations of the Ryukyu Islands
supervision of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands
hasPolicy maintenance of U.S. military bases in Okinawa
promotion of pro-U.S. administration in the Ryukyu Islands
restriction of local political autonomy
headquartersLocation Naha
Okinawa Island
legalStatus U.S. occupation authority in Japan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ryukyu Islands
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
parentOrganization United States Civil Administration
United States Department of Defense
replacedBy Government of Japan
Okinawa Prefectural Government
shortName USCAR
significantEvent Okinawa Reversion Agreement
establishment of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands
reversion of Okinawa to Japan
startTime 1950-12-15
subordinateTo United States Army
United States military government in Japan
territoryIncludes Camp Hansen
Camp Schwab
Futenma Air Station
Kadena Air Base

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American occupation of Okinawa hasPart United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
American occupation of Okinawa governingBody United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands followed United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands
linked to: United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa Reversion Agreement endedAdministrationBy United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan ended United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan implementedBy United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands