Saitō Makoto
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Viscount Saitō Makoto was a Japanese admiral and politician who was prime minister of Japan from 1932 to 1934. Upon distinguishing himself during his command of two cruisers in the First Sino-Japanese
Makoto Saitō
Saitō, before 1936
Saitō in 1910
Saitō Makoto visits his close friend, Finance Minister Takahashi Korekiyo at his official residence on 20 February 1936. Less than a week after this photograph was taken, both were assassinated by ultranationalistic Army officers during the February 26 Incident.
Okada Keisuke
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Okada Keisuke was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1934 to 1936.
Saitō Makoto
…ones of the inter-war period, and it continued until 8 July 1934, when the cabinet resigned en masse because of the Teijin Incident bribery scandal. Keisuke Okada succeeded as prime minister. Saitō continued to be an important figure in politics as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal from 26 December 1935, but was…
Okada in c. 1934–1935
Okada (left) and Denzō Matsuo
Okada with his family celebrating his inauguration as prime minister, 13 July 1934
Podpułkownik Wacław Jędrzejewicz awards Admiral Okada Keisuke with VMs in 1928