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Takashi (Kei) Hara

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Takashi (Kei) Hara , 1856-1921, Japanese statesman, prime minister (1918-21). As secretary-general and later president (1914), Hara established the Seiyukai as the first powerful majority party by compromise with the oligarchs (see genro ), distribution of patronage posts to cooperative bureaucrats, exploitation of public works legislation, and lavish use of election money. He was the first prime minister to form a party cabinet in accordance with principles of parliamentary government. He encouraged the extension of suffrage but suppressed labor organization. His administration was notable... Read more
Hara Kei
or Hara Takashi (born March 15, 1856, Morioka, Japan—...political parties, the Rikken Seiyukai . Hara lowered the property qualifications for voting...his assassination by a right-wing fanatic. Hara Kei Hara Kei Hara Kei Read more
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi (b. 9 Sept. 1856, d. 4 Nov. 1921...xE9; of Inoue Kaoru, also known as Hara Kei and Hara Satoshi. Hara was to win a position for himself independent...the power of the party in politics. Hara's early career included time spent... Read more

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