Ito Hirobumi

Born in Hagi, Yamaguchi, Prince It? Hirobumi (?? ?? It? Hirobumi 16 October 1841?26 October 1909, also called Hirofumi/Hakubun and Shunsuke in his youth) was a Japanese politician and the country's first Prime Minister (and the 5th, 7th and 10th).

Korea (1906-1909)

In November 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War Korea was occupied by Japanese forces and the Korean government was made to sign the Protectorate Treaty, Ito became the first Resident General there in 1906. He forced the Korean ruler, King Gojong, to abdicate in 1907 in favour of his son King Sunjong and pushed through the Japanese-Korean Convention (1907) giving Japan considerable control of Korean internal affairs. Despite resigning as Resident-General in 1909 Ito was assassinated at Harbin in Manchuria by a Korean nationalist An Jung-geun. His death was followed by the full annexation of Korea in 1910 with the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty.

Related Topics:
1905 - Russo-Japanese War - Korea - Protectorate Treaty - King Gojong - 1907 - King Sunjong - Japanese-Korean Convention - Resident-General - 1909 - Harbin - Manchuria - An Jung-geun - 1910 - Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty

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