Died 1924-07-02.
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Matsukata Masayoshi
Prince Matsukata Masayoshi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1891 to 1892, and from 1896 to 1898. Born in the Satsuma Domain to a samurai family, Matsukata served as finance minister for 15 of the 20 years between 1881 and 1901, led the creation of the Bank of Japan in 1882, and had significant influence in the financial and economic articles of the Meiji Consti…
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politics · Prime Minister of Japan (1891–1892, 1896–1898) · politician · head of government · finance minister · also Matsukata Masayoshi, Prince Masayoshi Matsukata, Masayoshi
Born 25 February 1835 · Died 2 July 1924 · Q714039
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1924· 1 entry
1896· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1896–1898).
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1891· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1891–1892).
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1885· 1 entry
Named Matsukata to be the first Finance Minister in his cabinet
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1882· 2 entries
And had significant influence in the financial and economic articles of the Meiji Constitution of 1889
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Replacing the prior system of national banks
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1880· 1 entry
Career landmark: Lord of Home Affairs (1880–1881).
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1871· 1 entry
And began to work on drafting laws for the Land Tax Reform of 1873–1881
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1868· 1 entry
Matsukata was appointed governor of Hita Prefecture (part of present-day Ōita Prefecture) by his friend Okubo who was the powerful minister of the interior for the new Meiji government
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1866· 1 entry
Was sent to Nagasaki to study western science, mathematics and surveying
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1835· 1 entry
Born 1835-02-25.
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