Japanese occupation of Singapore

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Syonan-to
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Tomoyuki_Yamashita
gptkb:Shigeru_Fukudome
gptkbp:currency banana money
gptkbp:endDate 1945-09-12
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:British_Military_Administration
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Japanese_Military_Administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese occupation of Singapore
gptkbp:languageImposed Japanese
gptkbp:liberatedBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Lord_Louis_Mountbatten
gptkbp:location gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sook_Ching_massacre
1945-09-12
curfews
mass executions
rationing
destruction of infrastructure
resistance movements
propaganda campaigns
1942-02-15
food rationing
civilian internment
Japanese war crimes trials
black market activities
closure of English schools
forced labor on Thai-Burma Railway
introduction of Japanese education
public caning
repatriation of Japanese soldiers
return of British rule
gptkbp:notableInmate gptkb:Changi_Prison
gptkbp:occupyingPower gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Singapore
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Malayan_Campaign
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Axis_Powers
gptkbp:resultedIn forced labor
food shortages
currency inflation
significant civilian hardship
increased anti-Japanese sentiment
gptkbp:startDate 1942-02-15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5