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Saitō Makoto

Saitō Makoto

Former Prime Minister of Japan
Viscount Saitō Makoto, GCB was a Japanese naval officer and politician. Upon distinguishing himself during his command of two cruisers in the First Sino-Japanese War, Saitō rose rapidly to the rank of rear admiral by 1900. He was promoted to vice... Wikipedia
Born: October 27, 1858, Mizusawa, Iwate
Assassinated: February 26, 1936, Tokyo, Japan
Previous offices: Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (1935–1936), Prime Minister of Japan (1932–1934), Governor-General of Chōsen (1929–1931), and more