Philippine Islands (until 1946)

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area about 300,000 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Manila
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
Philippine peso
gptkbp:endDate 1946
gptkbp:event gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Flag_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:formerColonyOf gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Insular_Government_of_the_Philippine_Islands
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philippine Islands (until 1946)
gptkbp:independenceDate July 4, 1946
gptkbp:language gptkb:Filipino
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:notableEvent Japanese occupation (1942–1945)
granting of independence (1946)
establishment of the Commonwealth (1935)
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:William_Howard_Taft
gptkb:Frank_Murphy
gptkb:Manuel_L._Quezon
gptkb:Sergio_Osmeña
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Philippine_Islands
gptkbp:population approximately 17 million (1940s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines
gptkbp:startDate 1898
gptkbp:status unincorporated territory of the United States
commonwealth (from 1935)
gptkbp:successor Republic of the Philippines
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)
gptkb:Philippine_Independence_Act
gptkb:Tydings–McDuffie_Act
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_(until_1945)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7