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Potsdam Declaration: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date July 26, 1945
Location Potsdam
Participants China • Japan • United Kingdom • United States
Context World War II • Allied powers

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President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill stand side by side on the steps of the Little White House during the Potsdam Conference.
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Key People

British prime minister Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
prime minister of United Kingdom
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
president of United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese soldier and statesman
Suzuki Kantarō
Danshaku Suzuki Kantarō
prime minister of Japan

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