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Events on Saturday 8 September 1951 1
1951Treaty of San Francisco SignedPeace treaty formally ends the Pacific WarJapan and 48 Allied nations signed the treaty in San Francisco, formally ending the state of war stemming from World War II. The treaty restored Japanese sovereignty and set the terms for postwar reparations and territorial changes. It came into force on April 28, 1952.