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Keisuke Okada

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Keisuke Okada , 1862-1952, Japanese statesman and admiral. He was (1927-29, 1932-34) minister of the navy before serving (1934-36) as premier. He resigned the premiership after the abortive military coup of Feb., 1936, in which he narrowly escaped assassination. At the close of World War II, he was a key figure in pressing for a compromise peace. Author not available, OKADA, KEISUKE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Incident of 26 February 1936
...activities culminated in the attempted coup in which several prominent politicians were murdered (the Prime Minister Okada Keisuke only escaping through a case of mistaken identity) and much of central Tokyo seized. The revolt was put down on 29... Read more

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...treaty that emerged—they tried unsuccessfully to prevent its ratification—and in December 1934 Admiral Okada Keisuke's cabinet announced the obligatory two years' notice of Japan's unilateral withdrawal from it. Then in January 1936... Read more

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