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 | | Dissatisfied with the pace of reform after having rejoined the (Click link for more info and facts about Council of State) Council of State in 1875, Itagaki organized his followers and other democratic proponents into the nationwide Aikokusha (Society of Patriots) to push for representative government in 1878. |
 | | In 1881, in an action for which he is best known, Itagaki helped found the (Click link for more info and facts about Jiyuto) Jiyuto (Liberal Party), which favored French political doctrines. |
 | | Government leaders, long preoccupied with violent threats to stability and the serious leadership split over the Korean affair, generally agreed that (Click link for more info and facts about constitutional government) constitutional government should someday be established. |
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