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Akashi Motojiro

Akashi Motojiro
明石 元二郎
Japanese General Akashi Motojirō
7th Governor General of Taiwan
In office
6 June 1918 – 24 October 1919
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byAndō Teibi
Succeeded byDen Kenjirō
Personal details
Born(1864-09-01)1 September 1864
Fukuoka, Chikuzen Province, Japan
Died26 October 1919(1919-10-26) (aged 55)
Fukuoka, Japan
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1889–1919
Rank General
Battles/warsFirst Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War

Baron Akashi Motojiro (明石 元二郎, 1 September 1864 – 26 October 1919) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 7th Governor-General of Taiwan from 6 June 1918 to 26 October 1919.


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