Everything about Governor-general Of Korea totally explained
The post of
Governors-General of Korea (
Korean: 조선총독,
Hanja: 朝鮮總督,
Japanese: 朝鮮総督) served as the chief administrator of the Japanese government in Korea while it was held as the Japanese colony of
Chōsen from 1910 to 1945. The role and authority of the office is similar to the prior Governor-General of Korea presiding on behalf of the Imperial Chinese government. The seat of the Japanese colonial government was the
Japanese General Government Building, completed in 1926.
History
After the
annexation of Korea to the
Empire of Japan on
1910-08-22, the office of Resident-General was replaved by that of Governor-General. However, the position was unique in among Japan's external possessons, as the Governor-General had sweeping
plenipotentiary powers. In addition to administrative tasks, the Governor-General had command of the
Imperial Japanese Army and
Imperial Japanese Navy units stationed in Korea, and the position also entailed
judicial oversight and some
legislative powers. Given the powers and levels of responsibility, only ranking full generals in the Japanese Army were selected for the post.
According to Korean legal thought,
de jure sovereignty wasn't transferred to the
Emperor of Japan with the forced end of the
Joseon dynasty, such that the
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea became the de jure government of the Korean people from 1919 to 1948, and the foreign governors merely exercised
de facto rule for the period.
After the
Japanese defeat in
World War II, Korea came under US and Soviet control. After 1948, power passed to the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the
Republic of Korea.
Residents-General
From 1905 to 1910 Korea was a
protectorate of Japan and Japan was represented by a
Resident-General.
- Prince Ito Hirobumi (1905–1909)
- Baron Sone Arasuke(1909)
- Count Terauchi Masatake (1909–1910)
Governors-General
After the annexation of Korea to Japan in 1910, the office of Resident General was replaced by that of Governor-General.
Count Terauchi Masatake 寺内 正毅 (1910–1916)
Count Yoshimichi Hasegawa 長谷川好道 (1916–1919)
Viscount Makoto Saito 斎藤 実 (1919–1927)
General Kazushige Ugaki 宇垣 一成 (1927)
General Hanzo Yamanashi 山梨半造, (1927–1929)
Viscount Saito 斎藤 実 (second time 1929–1931)
General Kazushige Ugaki 宇垣 一成 (second time 1931–1936)
General Jiro Minami 南次郎 (1936–1942)
General (ret'd) Kuniaki Koiso 斎藤 実 (1942–1944)
General (ret'd) Nobuyuki Abe 阿部信行 (1944–1945)Further Information
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