Completed the following sentence: On September 21, 1944, Laurel placed the Republic under martial law. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The republic was formally dissolved by Laurel in Tokyo on August 17, 1945 - two days after the
Japão se rende.