📆 1885-1888
Itō Hirobumi
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

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📆 1900-1901
Itō Hirobumi
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

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📆 1898
Itō Hirobumi
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

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📆 1892-1896
Itō Hirobumi
1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)

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#ItōHirobumi was assassinated in Harbin by Korean nationalist An Jung-geun 안중근 #OnThisDay in 1909 in retaliation for Itō's ordering the assassination of Queen Min (Empress Myeongseong). Itō was appointed the first prime minister of #Japan in 1885... #명성황 #조선 #한국
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#ItōHirobumi 伊藤 博文 was born #OnThisDay in 1841, becoming #Japan's first prime minister in 1885; through the #MeijiRestoration 明治維新, he spearheaded the creation of a centralized state & used the Sino-Japanese War to seize Korea #한국 #조선
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Itō Hirobumi’s appointment as Japan’s first Prime Minister represented the moment when Japan formally replaced samurai governance with bureaucratic leadership while still drawing on samurai experience and discipline.

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#ItōHirobumi was assassinated in Harbin by Korean nationalist An Jung-geun 안중근 #OnThisDay in 1909 in retaliation for Itō's ordering the assassination of Queen Min (Empress Myeongseong). Itō was appointed the first prime minister of #Japan in 1885... #명성황 #조선 #한국
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#ItōHirobumi was born #OnThisDay in 1841; #Japan's first prime minister was assassinated in 1909 in retaliation for the assassination of Queen Min. Itō oversaw Japan's victory over China in the Sino-Japanese War & initiated Japan's occupation of Korea...#명성황 #조선 #한국
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