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Terauchi Masatake
Count Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1916 to 1918. He was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army.
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politics · Japanese general, prime minister from 1916 to 1918 · politician · military personnel · head of government · general field marshal · also Terauchi Masatake, Masatake
Born 5 February 1852 · Died 3 November 1919 · Q315559
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1919· 1 entry
Died 1919-11-03.
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1916· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1916–1918).
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1910· 2 entries
Career landmark: Governor-General of Chōsen (1910–1916).
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Career landmark: Japanese Resident-General of Korea (1910–1910).
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1908· 1 entry
And was very popular in Japan, lent its name to the Terauchi administration, partly due to the doll's uncanny resemblance to Count Terauchi's bald head
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1907· 1 entry
In recognition of the four wars he had served in, he was elevated to viscount (子爵, Shishaku) in the kazoku peerage
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1906· 1 entry
Won Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class (1906).
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1900· 1 entry
Became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, and went to China to personally oversee Japanese force during the Boxer Rebellion
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1898· 1 entry
Was promoted to become the first Inspector General of Military Training, which he made one of the three highest positions in the army
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1896· 1 entry
Was assigned command of the IJA 3rd Infantry Brigade
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1894· 1 entry
Terauchi was appointed Director of Transportation and Communications for the Imperial General Headquarters, which made him responsible for all movement of troops and supplies during the war
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1891· 1 entry
Was chief of staff to the IJA 1st Division and in 1892 was chief of the First Bureau (Operations) of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
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1887· 1 entry
Became commandant of the Army Academy
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1882· 1 entry
Was sent to France as aide-de-camp to Prince Kan'in Kotohito and was appointed a military attaché the following year
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1877· 1 entry
And was injured and lost his right hand during the Battle of Tabaruzaka
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1871· 1 entry
To pursue language studies, but was recalled with the formation the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army in 1871 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant after attending the Army's Toyama School
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1852· 1 entry
Born 1852-02-05.
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