Governor-General of Chōsen
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The Governor-General of Chōsen (Japanese: 朝鮮総督, romanized: Chōsen Sōtoku; Korean: 조선총독, romanized: Joseon Chongdok) was the chief administrator of the Government-General of Chōsen (Japanese: 朝鮮総督府, romanized: Chōsen Sōtokufu; Korean: 조선총독부, romanized: Joseon Chongdokbu) (a part of an administrative organ established by the Imperial government of Japan) from 1910 to 1945.
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Governor-General of Chōsen | |
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朝鮮総督 | |
Status | Abolished |
Residence | Official residence of the Governor-General of Chōsen |
Seat | Government-General Building, Keijō |
Appointer | Emperor of Japan |
Precursor | Resident-General of Korea |
Formation | 1 October 1910 |
First holder | Terauchi Masatake |
Final holder | Nobuyuki Abe |
Abolished | 12 September 1945 |
Superseded by | Soviet Civil Administration United States Army Military Government in Korea |
The governor-general of Chōsen was established shortly after the Korean Empire was formally annexed by the Empire of Japan in the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 to replace the title of Resident-General. The governor-general of Chōsen was appointed from Tokyo and accountable to the emperor of Japan. The governor-general of Chōsen was responsible for the administrate ministry of the Chōsen regionin, including infrastructure, culture, justice, censorship, and the suppression of the Korean independence movement.[1][2]
The governor-general of Chōsen was seated in the General Government Building in Keijō after its completion in 1926.[3] Pending its completion, the Governor-General resided at Namsan.[4]