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Okada Keisuke

prime minister of Japan
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Okada Keisuke (born Jan. 20, 1868, Fukui, Japan—died Oct. 17, 1952, Tokyo) was a Japanese admiral and prime minister who attempted to moderate extremist military influence in the government. Okada graduated from the Naval War College in 1901 and became a full admiral in 1924. After serving as the commander in chief of the combined fleet, he was appointed minister of the navy in the Tanaka cabinet in 1927 and also in the Saitō cabinet...

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