United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
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The United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands abbr. USCAR (琉球列島米国民政府, Japanese: Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Minseifu, Okinawan: Rūcū ʔAmirika Minhyōjōju) was the civil administration government in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (centered on Okinawa Island), replacing the United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (itself created at the conclusion of World War II) in 1950, and functioned until the islands were returned to Japan in 1972.[2] It oversaw the native Ryukyuan Government, and could overrule all the decisions made by the native government.
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United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands 琉球列島米国民政府 Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Minseifu | |||||||||||
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1950–1972 | |||||||||||
Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner | |||||||||||
Status | Military occupation | ||||||||||
Capital and largest city | Naha | ||||||||||
Common languages | Japanese English[1] Ryukyuan | ||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Okinawan Japanese American | ||||||||||
U.S. President | |||||||||||
• 1950–1953 (first) | Harry S. Truman | ||||||||||
• 1969–1972 (last) | Richard Nixon | ||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||
• 1950–1951 (first) | Douglas MacArthur | ||||||||||
• 1955–1957 (last) | Lyman Lemnitzer | ||||||||||
High Commissioner | |||||||||||
• 1957–1958 (first) | James Edward Moore | ||||||||||
• 1968–1972 (last) | James Benjamin Lampert | ||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
22 June 1945 | |||||||||||
• Civil Administration | 15 December 1950 | ||||||||||
15 May 1972 | |||||||||||
Currency | B yen (July 1948 – Sep 1958) U.S. dollar (1958–1972) | ||||||||||
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