Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea

Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 대한민국임시정부 (大韓民國臨時政府)
1919–1948
Taegeukgi
Anthem: Aegukga
Status	Government in exile
Capital	Seoul
Capital-in-exile	Shanghai, later Chongqing
Common languages	Korean
Government	Republic
President
• 1919 - 1925	Rhee Syngman
• 1926	Hong Jin
• 1926 - 1927	Yi Dongnyeong
• 1927 - 1945	Kim Gu
Prime Minister
• 1919 - 1923	Yi Donghwi
• 1924 - 1925	Park Eunsik
• 1944 - 1945	Kim Gyusik
Historical era	Early 20th Century
• Independence declared	March 1 1919
• Constitution promulgated	April 11 1919 1919
• established	April 13 1919
• Shanghai attack	April 29 1932
• War declared upon Axis	December 19 1941
• Liberation	August 15 1945
• ROK established	August 15 1948 1948
• DPRK established	9 September 1948
Currency	Won
Preceded by Succeeded by Korean Empire South Korea North Korea

Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Hangul	대한민국임시정부
Hanja	大韓民國臨時政府
Revised Romanization	Daehanmin(-)guk Imsijeongbu
McCune–Reischauer	Taehanmin'guk Imshijŏngbu

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a government in exile based in Shanghai, China and later in Chongqing, during the Japanese colonial rule in Korea.

The Government was formed on April 13, 1919, following the Declaration of Independence during the March 1st movement of the same year.

The government did not gain formal recognition from world powers, though modest form of recognition was given from the Nationalist Government of China and a number of other governments, most of whom were in exile themselves.

The Government strived for the liberation of Korea from Japanese annexation that lasted from 1910 to 1945. They coordinated the armed resistance against the Japanese army during the 1920s and 1930s, including the Battle of Chingshanli in October, 1920 and the assault on Japanese military leadership in Shanghai in April 1932.

This struggle culminated in the formation of Korean Liberation Army in 1940, bringing together the Korean resistance groups in exile. The government duly declared war against Japan and Germany on December 9, 1941, and the Liberation Army took part in allied action in China and parts of Southeast Asia.

Prior to the end of World War II, the Korean Liberation Army was preparing an assault against the Japanese in Korea in conjunction with American Office of Strategic Services, but the Japanese surrender prevented the execution of the plan. The government's goal was achieved with Japanese surrender on August 15, 1945.

The preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea recognises the Provisional Government as the legal regime of the period between 1919 and 1948.

The sites of the Provisional Government in Shanghai and Chongqing have been turned into museums.

Presidents of the Republic

1. Syngman Rhee (1919-1925)
2. Park Eunsik (1925)
3. Yi Sang-ryong (1925-1926)
4. Hong Jin (1926) or called Hong Myeon-hui
5. Yi Dong-nyung (1926-;1927)
6. Kim Gu (1927-1948)

See also

• History of South Korea
• Korean independence movements