Was released as part of a general amnesty issued by the Emperor to mark the birth of the Crown Prince, after which he emigrated to Manchuria
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Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi , informally known as Hara Kei, was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1918 until his assassination. Hara was the first commoner and first Christian appointed to be Prime Minister of Japan, and was given the moniker of "commoner prime minister" .
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culture · Prime Minister of Japan from 1918 to 1921 · politician · writer · journalist · diplomat · head of government · member of parliament · also Hara Takashi, Hara Kei, Takashi
Born 15 March 1856 · Died 4 November 1921 · Q315553
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1921· 1 entry
Died 1921-11-04.
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1918· 2 entries
Prime Minister Terauchi Masatake fell from office as a result of the Rice Riots of 1918, and Hara was appointed as his successor on 28 September
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1918–1921).
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1914· 1 entry
After heated debate, Hara was appointed the president of the Rikken Seiyūkai to replace the outgoing leader, Saionji Kinmochi
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1902· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1902–1921).
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1900· 1 entry
Hara returned to politics and joined Itō Hirobumi's newly founded Rikken Seiyūkai, becoming the first secretary-general of the party
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1896· 2 entries
Won: Third Class with Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fifth Class (28 December 1893) (June 1896).
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Won: Spain (October 1896).
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1888· 1 entry
Won: Belgium (July 1888).
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1884· 1 entry
Inoue appointed Hara to become consul-general in Tianjin, and the first secretary to the embassy of Japan in Paris
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1882· 1 entry
Hara took a position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the request of Inoue Kaoru, the Foreign Minister at the time
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1879· 1 entry
Hara worked as a newspaper reporter for three years, but quit his job in protest over efforts of his editors to make the newspaper a mouthpiece for the Rikken Kaishintō, a political party led by Ōkuma Shigenobu
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1868· 1 entry
And fought against the establishment of the very government which Hara himself would one day lead
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1856· 1 entry
Born 1856-03-15.
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