Chūgoku Progressive Party
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The Chūgoku Progressive Party (Japanese: 中国進歩党, Chūgoku Shimpotō) was a political party in Japan.
History[]
The party was established in 1894 by five Okayama-based MPs who had left the Rikken Kakushintō.[1] Led by Inukai Tsuyoshi, it won four seats in the September 1894 elections.
In February 1896 it merged with Rikken Kaishintō, Rikken Kakushintō, and to form Shimpotō.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p458
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- Political parties disestablished in 1896
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