Second Philippine Republic
Republic of the Philippines | |||||||||
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| 1943–1945 | |||||||||
| Motto: "Kapayapaan, Kalayaan, Katarungan" "Peace, Freedom, Justice" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Diwà ng Bayan (English: "Spirit of the Nation") Awit sa Paglikha ng Bagong Pilipinas (English: "Hymn to the Creation of the New Philippines") | |||||||||
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The Philippines (dark red) within the Empire of Japan (light red) at its furthest extent | |||||||||
| Status | Puppet state of the Empire of Japan | ||||||||
| Capital | Manila (1942–1945) Baguio (1945) | ||||||||
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| Government | Unitary one-party presidential republic under a totalitarian military dictatorship | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1943–1945 | Jose P. Laurel | ||||||||
| Military Governor | |||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Shigenori Kuroda | ||||||||
• 1944–1945 | Tomoyuki Yamashita | ||||||||
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |||||||||
• 1943–1944 | Benigno Aquino Sr. | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| October 14, 1943 | |||||||||
| August 17, 1945 | |||||||||
| Currency | Japanese government–issued Philippine peso (₱) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Philippines | ||||||||
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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 Japanese-backed government established on October 14, 1943, during the Japanese occupation of the islands until its dissolution on August 17, 1945.