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Many countries established governments in exile during World War II. The Second World War caused many governments to lose sovereignty as their territories came under occupation by enemy powers. Governments in exile sympathetic to the Allied or Axis powers were established away from the fighting.
The usual formal reasoning on which this "government-in-exile" claim is based relies on an argument that the sovereignty of Taiwan was not legitimately handed to the Republic of China at the end of World War II, [7] and on that basis the Republic of China is located in foreign territory, therefore effectively making it a government in exile. [8]
In some cases, the deposed head of state or head of government are allowed to go into exile following a coup or other change of government, allowing a more peaceful transition to take place or to escape justice. In some cases, governments in exile are created. [1]
Governments in exile operated under the assumption that they would one day return to their native country and regain power. Governments in exile existed because of the wartime occupation. During the German expansion of the Second World War , numerous European governments and monarchs were forced to seek refuge in the United Kingdom , rather ...
Hubert Pierlot (left), Prime Minister of the government in exile, April 1944.. The Belgian Government in London (Dutch: Belgische regering in Londen; French: Gouvernement belge à Londres), also known as the Pierlot IV Government, was the government in exile of Belgium between October 1940 and September 1944 during World War II.
Governments in exile during World War II (1 C, 15 P) K. Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (3 C, 10 P) U. Members of the Ukrainian government in exile (1 ...
The Czechoslovak government-in-exile, sometimes styled officially as the Provisional Government of Czechoslovakia (Czech: Prozatímní vláda Československa; Slovak: Dočasná vláda Československa), was an informal title conferred upon the Czechoslovak National Liberation Committee (Czech: Výbor Československého Národního Osvobození; Slovak: Československý Výbor Národného ...
The government-in-exile relocated In July 1941 to Pretoria, South Africa, and in September 1941 to London. [8] The ministry of war remained in Cairo throughout the war as the bulk of the Greek armed forces were in Egypt. [5] In March 1943, the government-in-exile returned to Cairo. [10]