Governments in Exile

Abstract

World War II gave rise to two episodes of government-in-exile: the Commonwealth government headed by Quezon, and the government headed by Laurel in the last days of the Japanese Occupation in the Philippines. In both instances, the decision for the government to go into exile was made by outside forces, the United States in the case of Quezon, and Japan in the case of Laurel. The conditions that led to the formation of the government-in-exile, the functions that they served while in exile, and the views of the Filipino people towards them are discussed in the article.