1945-12-12 - 1946-01-15

USAMGIK clashes with people's committees

Seoul and southern KoreaConflict between USAMGIK and people's committees was a core struggle over the post-liberation power vacuum.

Other events in this phase

Korean State Formation50
  1. Syngman Rhee returns to Korea
  2. National Police established in southern Korea
  3. Kim Koo and provisional-government leaders return
  4. USAMGIK clashes with people's committeesCurrent record
  5. Moscow Conference trusteeship decision for Korea
  6. Anti-trusteeship protests spread
  7. Anti-trusteeship mobilization spreads
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ReferenceAcademy of Korean Studies · Encyclopedia of Korean CultureOpen source