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| Yamamoto, Gombei |
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(g m´b yämä´m t ) (KEY) , 18521933, Japanese admiral. He was navy minister (18981906) during the Russo-Japanese War. Yamamoto was later (191314, 192324) prime minister. His first cabinet was involved in a scandal concerning the construction of battleships. |
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