Republic of Ezo
1869 short-lived state on Hokkaido / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Republic of Ezo (蝦夷共和國, Ezo Kyōwakoku) was a short-lived separatist state established in 1869 on the island of Ezo, now Hokkaido, by a part of the former military of the Tokugawa shogunate at the end of the Bakumatsu period in Japan. It was the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan, though voting was allowed only to the samurai caste. The Republic of Ezo existed for five months before being annexed by the newly established Empire of Japan.
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Republic of Ezo 蝦夷共和國 Ezo Kyōwakoku | |||||||||
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1869 | |||||||||
Status | Break-away state | ||||||||
Capital | Hakodate | ||||||||
Common languages | Japanese, Ainu | ||||||||
Government | Presidential republic | ||||||||
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• 1869 | Enomoto Takeaki | ||||||||
Historical era | Bakumatsu | ||||||||
• Established | January 27, 1869 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | June 27, 1869 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Japan |
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