Polity Insular Government of the Philippine Islands

This article is about the specific polity Insular Government of the Philippine Islands and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was an unincorporated territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War that was established in 1902 on the former Colony of the Spanish East Indies (corresponding to the Philippines) and was reorganized in 1935 in preparation for later independence.

Establishment

  • July 1902: The U.S. Congress passed the Philippines Organic Act that established the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • April 1903: The Republic of Zamboanga was Occupied by the United States.
  • February 1935: The Commonwealth of the Philippines was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for the country's full achievement of independence. Its foreign affairs remained managed by the United States.

Disestablishment

  • February 1935: The Commonwealth of the Philippines was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for the country's full achievement of independence. Its foreign affairs remained managed by the United States.