Hamaguchi Osachi
Japanese politician (1870-1931) · Japan · On the map · Politicians · Died at 61
Hamaguchi Osachi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1929 to 1931. Nicknamed the "Lion Prime Minister" due to his dignified demeanor and mane-like hair, Hamaguchi served as leading member of the liberal Rikken Minseitō during the "Taishō Democracy" of interwar Japan.
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Adachi Kenzō, Osachi Hamaguchi, Toshio Shimada, Baron Kato, Kataoka Naoharu, and Ema Koigumi in 1916
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 dressAwards
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He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1915 until his death. He initially survived an assassination attempt by a right-wing extremist in 1930, but died about nine months later from a bacterial infection in his unhealed wounds.
