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Itagaki Taisuke板垣退助alternative words: Taisuke Itagaki keywords: famous person , meiji revolution , statesman related topics: Meiji revolution , Meiji period related web sites: http://www.edu.net-kochi.gr.jp/area/jiyuu/jiyuu003.htm , http://www.i-kochi.or.jp/prv/kumongo/itagaki.htm , http://www.izumishobo.co.jp/iode31-3a.htm explanation: Born in 1837 in a samurai family of Tosa domain. During Meiji revolution, he had greatly contributed to beat the resistance of Tohoku region. For that reason, he got an important post in the newly created Meiji government but quickly left it because of a dispute on the Korean policy. Then he strove for the creation of a Japanese parliament by forming "Liberal Party". He was nearly killed by a terrorist attack in 1882. He died in 1919 and is considered the father of Japanese democracy. | |