May 15 Incident
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The May 15 Incident was a 1932 coup attempt in Japan in which young naval officers and right-wing extremists assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, marking a major step toward militarist rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| May 15 Incident canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup attempt
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historical event ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
5.15 Incident
ⓘ
Goichigo Jiken ⓘ |
| consequence |
decline of party-based cabinets
ⓘ
erosion of civilian control over the military ⓘ increased political power of the military in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1932-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | February 26 Incident ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAffected | Taishō democracy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
|
| ideologicalContext |
Japanese ultranationalism
ⓘ
Shōwa Restoration movement ⓘ |
| involvedBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| involvedGroup | naval officers from the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | trials of the conspirators in military courts ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| motive |
expansionist and militarist ideology
ⓘ
opposition to party politics ⓘ ultranationalism ⓘ |
| officeHeldByVictim | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
interwar Japanese political crises
ⓘ
rise of Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| perpetrators |
right-wing extremists
ⓘ
young Imperial Japanese Navy officers ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Imperial Colors Incident
ⓘ
March Incident ⓘ |
| primaryMethod |
armed attack
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assassination by gunfire ⓘ |
| publicReaction | significant public sympathy for the perpetrators ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese militarism
ⓘ
assassinations in Japan ⓘ prelude to World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| result |
assassination of Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi
ⓘ
rise of militarist influence in Japanese politics ⓘ weakening of parliamentary democracy in Japan ⓘ |
| significance |
marked a major step toward militarist rule in Japan
ⓘ
undermined constitutional government in Japan ⓘ |
| target | Inukai Tsuyoshi ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
coup d'état attempt
ⓘ
political terrorism ⓘ |
| victim | Inukai Tsuyoshi ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.