Takaji Muranaka
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Takaji Muranaka | |
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Native name | 村中 孝次 |
Born | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Empire of Japan | 3 October 1903
Died | 19 August 1937 Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan | (aged 33)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1922–1937 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Battles/wars | 26 February Incident |
Takaji Muranaka (村中 孝次, Muranaka Takaji, 3 October 1903 – 19 August 1937) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a conspirator in the February 26 Incident in 1936 and was subsequently arrested and executed by the Japanese authorities for the attempted coup.[1]
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- ^ "Muranaka Takaji". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 22 April 2014.