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1895
October
08
Key event
The assassination of Queen Min
At dawn on 8 October 1895 Japanese assassins broke into a Seoul palace and murdered Queen Min, wife of Gojong and Japan's chief opponent in Korea.
1910
August
22
The Japanese annexation of Korea
On 22 August 1910 in Seoul, Prime Minister Yi Wan-yong and General Terauchi signed the annexation treaty. Proclaimed on 29 August, it ended the Korean Empire.
1945
August
17
General Order No. 1
On 17 August 1945 Truman approved General Order No. 1: to whom Japanese forces were to surrender, including the division of Korea at the 38th parallel.
September
09
The Japanese surrender in China
On 9 September 1945 in Nanjing General Yasuji Okamura signed the surrender of the China Expeditionary Army. The Japanese in southern Korea also surrendered.