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Encyclopedia > Inukai Tsuyoshi


Inukai Tsuyoshi (犬養 毅, April 20, 1855May 15, 1932) was a Japanese politician and the 29th Prime Minister of Japan from December 13, 1931 to May 15, 1932. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ...


He was born in Okayama Prefecture. Initially working as a journalist, he turned to politics and became Minister of Education in 1898. In 1929 he became president of the Seiyukai party and was elected as Prime Minister in 1931. Okayama Prefecture (岡山県; Okayama-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Rikkenseiyukai (立憲政友会) is a political party in Japan founded in 1890 by Count Itō Hirobumi. ...


Inukai's assassination by young naval officers in Tokyo on May 15, 1932 was a key event in Japanese history, known as the go ichi go jiken (May 15 Incident). It marked the end of party political control over government decisions until after World War II. It has been suggested that Targeted killing be merged into this article or section. ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ... Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei Pre-History/The Origin of History Jomon Period Main... The May 15 incident (五・一五事件 Go-ichigo jiken) of 15 May 1932, was the assassination of then-Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...


The original assassination plan included killing Charlie Chaplin, the film star who happened to be visiting Japan at the time. When the prime minister and his family members were killed, his son Ken Inukai was watching a Sumo wrestling match with Charlie Chaplin, which probably saved Ken. Charlie Chaplin and Virginia Cherrill in City Lights (1931) Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr, KBE, (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was a British born actor, the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema era, and also a notable director. ...


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New Statesman - Prize Essay - Can developing nations be independent? (1679 words)
It is not difficult to imagine Inukai pondering his nation's future and recent past in the hours prior to his assassination.
Inukai met his assailants' might with what he thought was the most powerful weapon in a democrat's arsenal.
In the moments before he was shot on that evening in 1932, Inukai Tsuyoshi might have reflected on the terrible price that Japan had been forced to pay for membership of the liberal international community.
www.japanesehistory.de - Personal Homepage of Sven Saaler (309 words)
Participating in the foundation of the party Rikken Kaishinto in 1882, Inukai supported liberal political causes and was critical of the domination of the government by political leaders from the former Choshu and Satsuma cliques.
With the death of Tanaka Giichi, Inukai became president of the Seiyukai in 1929.
Inukai was staunchly opposed to the continued attempts by the military to usurp the decision-making functions of the cabinetand tried to halt further military activities in Manchuria, whereupon he was assassinated during an attempted coup d'etat by ultranationalist officers in 1932, the May 15th Incident.
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