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Admiral Yamamoto Gonnohyoe (山本権兵衛 October 15, 1852–December 8, 1933, also called Gonbee) was a Japanese military leader and the 16th (February 20, 1913–April 16, 1914) and 22nd (September 2, 1923–January 7, 1924) Prime Minister of Japan. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Japan (å†…é–£ç·ç†å¤§è‡£ Naikaku sÅri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. ...

He was born in Satsuma Province (now Kagoshima Prefecture) as the son of samurai who served the Shimazu clan. After he fought in the Boshin war as a Satsuma samurai, he studied in several governmental schools in Tokyo successively. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1874. He was Minister of the Navy from 1898 to 1906, during those years he prepared the Russo-Japanese War and showed strong leadership in the Japanese navy. He found the talent of Togo Heihachiro as an admiral and appointed him chief admiral of the Grand Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Image File history File links Yamamoto1904. ... Image File history File links Yamamoto1904. ... Satsuma (è–©æ‘©å›½; -no Kuni) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. ... Kagoshima Prefecture (é¹¿å…å³¶çœŒ Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s. ... Grave of Satsuma clan at Mount Koya. ... The Boshin War (戊辰戦争 Boshin Sensō, literally War of the Year of the Dragon) was fought in 1868-1869 between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the pro-Imperial forces in Japan. ... Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... Teamwork: Fourth Class Midshipmen lock arms and use ropes made from uniform items as they brace themselves climbing the Herndon Monument The United States Naval Academy, or USNA, is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy. ... Insert non-formatted text here Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 25,331 Killed 146,032 Wounded 47,387 Killed 173,425 Wounded Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending... Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War TÅgÅ HeihachirÅ (æ±éƒ· å¹³å…«éƒŽ TÅgÅ HeihachirÅ, January 27, 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Japanese admiral and one of Japans greatest naval heroes. ...

He became a count on September 21, 1907. Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Countess redirects here. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

As a politician he pursued not only the profit of military offices but attempted to keep the balance between them and other parts of the government. He also understood the public claim for democracy and constitutional governance. During his first office as the prime minister, he abolished the rule that both the minister of the Navy and the minister of the Army should be military officers who had not retired yet. But he resigned because of the Siemens scandal, a scandal in which he had received a bribe from Siemens concerning with the naval ships' purchase. The Siemens scandal (Jiimensu jiken) occurred in Japan in 1914. ... Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ...

In 1923 he was again appointed prime minister and showed leadership in the restoration of Tokyo which had been heavily damaged with the Great Kantō earthquake. He attempted to reform the electoral system and to give the vote to all adult men without limitation. But he should have resigned again. On December 27, Namba Daisuke tried to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito. All the cabinet resigned with the idea it was their responsibility for not preventing this case. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Great Kanto Earthquake The Great Kanto Earthquake (é–¢æ±å¤§éœ‡ç½ KantÅ daishinsai) struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58 on the morning of September 1, 1923. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Namba Daisuke (November 7, 1899 - November 15, 1924), Japanese student. ... Hirohito ) (April 29, 1901 â€“ January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1926 to 1989. ...

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