Korean Provisional Government

Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 임시정부 / 大韓民國 臨時政府
Government in exile
1919–1948
Flag Seal of the Republic
Motto "대한독립만세!" (Korean) "Long Live Korean Independence!"
Anthem "Aegukga"
Map of the Korean Peninsula, occupied by Japan.
Capital		Hanseong 1945–1948 (de jure)
Capital-in-exile		Shanghai 1919-1932 Chongqing 1940-1945
Languages		Korean
Government		Presidential (1919–1925) Parliamentary (1925–1940) Presidential (1940–1948) (All 3 Formed a Provisional Government)
President
•	1919–1925	Syngman Rhee
•	1927–1933 1935–1940	Yi Dongnyeong
•	1926–1927 1940–1948	Kim Gu
Prime Minister
•	1919–1921	Yi Donghwi
•	1924–1925	Park Eunsik
•	1944–1945	Kim Kyu-sik
Historical era		Early 20th century
•	Nationwide civil resistance	1 March 1919
•	Constitution	11 April 1919
•	Government proclaimed	13 April 1919
•	Hongkou Park Incident	29 April 1932
•	War declared	10 December 1941
•	Surrender of the Empire of Japan	15 August 1945
•	Republic of Korea established	15 August 1948
Currency		Won
Preceded by Succeeded by Korean Empire Korea under Japanese rule First Republic of South Korea
Today part of		North Korea  South Korea

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a partially recognized Korean government-in-exile, based in Shanghai, China, and later in Chongqing (then spelt Chungking), during the Japanese Korean period.

The government was formed on April 13, 1919, shortly after the March 1st movement of the same year during the Imperial Japanese colonial rule of the Korean peninsula.

The government did not gain formal recognition from world powers, though a modest form of recognition was given from the Nationalist Government of China and a number of other governments, most of whom were in exile themselves.

The government resisted the colonial rule of Korea that lasted from 1910 to 1945. They coordinated the armed resistance against the Japanese imperial army during the 1920s and 1930s, including the Battle of Chingshanli in October 1920 and the assault on Japanese military leadership in Shanghai in April 1932.

This struggle culminated in the formation of Korean Liberation Army in 1940, bringing together many if not all Korean resistance groups in exile. The government duly declared war against the Axis powers Japan and Germany on December 9, 1941, and the Liberation Army took part in allied action in China and parts of Southeast Asia.

During World War II, the Korean Liberation Army was preparing an assault against the Imperial Japanese forces in Korea in conjunction with American Office of Strategic Services, but the Japanese surrender prevented the execution of the plan. The government's goal was achieved with Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945, but they were not approved by other governments as a member of allied nations, who signed peace treaty with Japan in San Francisco.