Liberal Party (Japan, 1903)
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The Liberal Party (Japanese: 自由党, Jiyūtō) was a political party in Japan.
History[]
The Liberal Party was established in mid-1903 as a breakaway from Rikken Seiyūkai by a group of around 20 National Diet members opposed to co-operation with Prime Minister Katsura Tarō.[1] It sought to bring back the ideals of the original Liberal Party, but suffered from the widespread suspicion that it was a tool of Katsura's.[1]
In December 1905 it merged with the and Teikokutō to form the Daidō Club (1905–10).[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, p568
- ^ Fukui, p477
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- Defunct political parties in Japan
- Political parties established in 1903
- 1903 establishments in Japan
- Political parties disestablished in 1905
- 1905 disestablishments in Japan