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'''Manchukuo''' ([[Pinyin]]: ''Manzhouguo'') was the Japanese [[puppet state]] established in north-east [[China]] ([[Manchuria]]) on 6 February 1932, following its military occupation of the region in 1931 (the [[Mukden Incident]]). The last [[Qing]] emperor of China, Aisin Gioro [[Puyi]] (1905-67), who was ousted from power in China by the [[1911 Revolution]] and who had sought sanctuary with the Japanese in 1924, was installed as the 'Chief Executive' of the puppet state, and on 1 March 1934 was declared Emperor of Manchukuo. The state collapsed under the impact of the [[Soviet]] Invasion of August 1945 and the end of the surrender of Japanese forces. | '''Manchukuo''' ([[Pinyin]]: ''Manzhouguo'') was the Japanese [[puppet state]] established in north-east [[China]] ([[Manchuria]]) on 6 February 1932, following its military occupation of the region in 1931 (the [[Mukden Incident]]). The last [[Qing]] emperor of China, Aisin Gioro [[Puyi]] (1905-67), who was ousted from power in China by the [[1911 Revolution]] and who had sought sanctuary with the Japanese in 1924, was installed as the 'Chief Executive' of the puppet state, and on 1 March 1934 was declared Emperor of Manchukuo. The state collapsed under the impact of the [[Soviet]] Invasion of August 1945 and the end of the surrender of Japanese forces. | ||
Revision as of 15:14, August 29, 2007
Manchukuo (Pinyin: Manzhouguo) was the Japanese puppet state established in north-east China (Manchuria) on 6 February 1932, following its military occupation of the region in 1931 (the Mukden Incident). The last Qing emperor of China, Aisin Gioro Puyi (1905-67), who was ousted from power in China by the 1911 Revolution and who had sought sanctuary with the Japanese in 1924, was installed as the 'Chief Executive' of the puppet state, and on 1 March 1934 was declared Emperor of Manchukuo. The state collapsed under the impact of the Soviet Invasion of August 1945 and the end of the surrender of Japanese forces.