Hamaguchi Osachi
Hamaguchi Osachi (Kyūjitai: 濱口 雄幸; Shinjitai: 浜口 雄幸, also Hamaguchi Yūkō, 1 April 1870 – 26 August 1931) was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister and Prime Minister of Japan from 1929 to 1931. He initially survived an assassination attempt in 1930, but died about nine months later from a bacterial infection caused by his unhealed wounds.[1]
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濱口 雄幸 | |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 10 March 1931 – 14 April 1931 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Kijūrō Shidehara (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wakatsuki Reijirō |
| In office 2 July 1929 – 14 November 1930 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Preceded by | Tanaka Giichi |
| Succeeded by | Kijūrō Shidehara (acting) |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Kochi 1st District Kochi (1919-1920) Kochi 2rd District (1920-1928) | |
| In office 26 March 1919 – 26 August 1931 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Kochi City | |
| In office 25 March 1915 – 25 January 1917 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1870 Kōchi, Japan |
| Died | 26 August 1931 (aged 61) Tokyo, Japan |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Rikken Minseitō (1927–1931) |
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| Spouse(s) | Natsuko Hamaguchi |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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Hamaguchi Osachi Media
Adachi Kenzō, Hamaguchi, Shimada, Baron Kato, Kataoka Naoharu, and Ema Koigumi
Osachi Hamaguchi, before 1931
Assassination attempt on Hamaguchi Osachi inside Tokyo Station, 14 November 1930
The spot at Tokyo Station where Osachi Hamaguchi was shot
Plaque at Tokyo Station commemorating the shooting of Osachi Hamaguchi
Hamaguchi in diplomatic dress
References
- ↑ "3-18 Shooting of Prime Minister HAMAGUCHI Osachi". Modern Japan in Archives. National Diet Library of Japan. 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2013.