The United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島米国軍政府 Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Gunseifu ) was the government in Okinawa, Japan from 1945 to 1950, whereupon it was replaced by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.[1]
The government was headed by the military governor (軍政長官 Gunsei Chōkan ) and his second-in-command, the Chief Military Government Officer (軍政府長官 Gunsei-fu Chōkan ). They were assisted by the Deputy Commander of the Military Government (軍政府副長官 Gunsei-fu Fuku-chōkan ).[2]
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- Josef R. Sheetz, US military governor of Okinawa from 1949–1950.
- Government of the Ryukyu Islands, the body of Okinawan self-governance from 1952–1972.
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