Prime Minister Keisuke Okada

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Prime Minister Keisuke Okada was a pre–World War II Japanese naval officer and statesman who served as Japan’s prime minister in the mid-1930s and became a key target of ultranationalist military rebels during the February 26 Incident.

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instanceOf Japanese politician
Prime Minister of Japan
admiral
human
allegiance Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
birthDate 1868-01-20
cabinet Okada Cabinet
causeOfResignation political fallout from the February 26 Incident
conflict First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1952-10-17
educatedAt Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
era pre–World War II Japan
graduationYear 1891
honor Order of the Golden Kite
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure
knownFor attempts to restrain military influence in politics
being targeted by ultranationalist military rebels
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryRank admiral
name Keisuke Okada NERFINISHED
nativeName 岡田 啓介
linked to: 岡田啓介
notableEvent February 26 Incident
occupation naval officer
statesman
officeEnd 1936-03-09
officeStart 1934-07-08
placeOfBirth Echizen Province NERFINISHED
Fukui Domain
placeOfDeath Tokyo
policyFocus civilian control of the military
moderation in foreign policy
politicalAlignment moderate
positionHeld Chief of the Naval General Staff (acting)
Minister of the Navy of Japan
Prime Minister of Japan
member of the House of Peers of Japan
predecessor Makoto Saitō NERFINISHED
primeMinisterOrder 31st Prime Minister of Japan
religion Buddhism
residenceWhileInOffice Prime Minister’s Official Residence, Tokyo
spouse Aiko Okada NERFINISHED
successor Kōki Hirota
linked to: Koki Hirota
survivedEvent February 26 Incident
targetOf February 26 Incident rebels

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February 26 Incident notableTarget Prime Minister Keisuke Okada
Ni-niroku Jiken victim Home Minister Keisuke Okada (target, survived; his brother-in-law killed)
linked to: Prime Minister Keisuke Okada
2-26 Incident notableTargetWhoSurvived Prime Minister Keisuke Okada