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Tadashi Satō (politician)

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Tadashi Satō (1899)

Tadashi Satō (Nihongo: 佐藤 正 (Satō Tadashi) July 20, 1849 – April 27, 1920) was a Japanese Army officer and politician.

As a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army,[1] he was given command of the 18th Infantry Regiment on October 29, 1891. He was later promoted to colonel, and wounded in battle on March 4, 1895 during the First Sino-Japanese War.

As a politician, he was Mayor of Hiroshima from January 10 to April 20, 1896.

References

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  1. ^ Benesch, Oleg (2014). Inventing the Way of the Samurai. Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushidō in Modern Japan. OUP Oxford. p. 106. ISBN 9780191016738.
  • "Chronological List of the Mayors of Hiroshima City" Hiroshima Municipality
Preceded by Mayor of Hiroshima
January–April 1896
Succeeded by