Freedom and People's Rights Movement
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The Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, Jiyū Minken Undō?) (alternatively, Liberty and Civil Right movement, as Japanese does not differentiate between liberty and freedom, or Free Civil Right movement) was a Japanese political and social movement for democracy in 1880s.
It pursued the formation of an elected legislature, revision of the Unequal Treaties with America and European countries, the institution of civil rights and the reduction of centralized taxation.[1] The Movement prompted the Meiji government to establish a constitution in 1889 and a diet in 1890; on the other hand, it failed to loosen the control of the central government and its demand for true democracy remained unfulfilled, with ultimate power continuing to reside in the Meiji (Chōshū-Satsuma) oligarchy because, among other limitations, the Meiji Constitution enfranchised only men who paid a substantial amount in property taxes, as a result of the Land Tax Reform in 1873.
Related people
- ^ Quickening of the people's right movement, MATSUOKA Kiichi (Japanese)
References
- Sims, Richard (2001). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868-2000. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0312239157.
Categories:
- Organizations based in Japan
- Politics of the Empire of Japan
- Democracy movements
- 1880s in Japan
- Japanese history stubs
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