The February 26 incident was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan on 26 February 1936. It was organized by a group of young Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) officers with the goal of purging the government and military leadership of their factional rivals and ideological opponents.
Sadao Araki, leader of the Kōdō-ha
Rebels outside the Prime Minister's Residence during the February 26 Incident.
Yasuhide Kurihara leading the Rebellion Army
Korekiyo Takahashi
Okada Keisuke was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1934 to 1936.
Keisuke Okada
Okada (left) and Denzō Matsuo