Gotō Shōjirō
Gotō Shōjirō | |||||
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Count Gotō Shōjirō | |||||
| Born | April 13, 1838 | ||||
| Died | August 4, 1897 (aged 59) Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Cabinet Minister | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 後藤 象二郎 | ||||
| Hiragana | ごとう しょうじろう | ||||
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Count Gotō Shōjirō (後藤 象二郎; April 13, 1838 – August 4, 1897) was a Japanese samurai and politician during the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period of Japanese history. He was a leader of Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, jiyū minken undō) which would evolve into a political party.