was a

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ary

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active in the

Freedom and People's Rights Movement The Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, ''Jiyū Minken Undō'') was a Japanese political and social movement for democracy during the Meiji era, Meiji period. It pursued the formation of an elected legislature, revision of the ...

and one of the founders of the , which was a political party and joined the League for the Establishment of a National Assembly. Ueki was the son of a middle-ranking

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from Tosa. Inspired by

Itagaki Taisuke Kazoku, Count Itagaki Taisuke (板垣退助, 21 May 1837 – 16 July 1919) was a Japanese samurai, politician, and leader of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, ''Jiyū Minken Undō''), which evolved into Japan's firs ...

, he became involved in the Jiyūtō. In 1875, he was thrown in jail under the for writing an article critical of the government. Upon release he wrote an article "Freedom is worth purchasing with one's own blood". In 1881 he wrote ''A Private Draft of the Japanese Constitution'', which gave provision for the overthrow of oppressive government. In 1882 Ueki visited Fukushima in August and September at the invitation of the Fukushima Jiyūtō branch to help set up the local party newspaper ''Fukushima Jiyū Shimbun'', before returning to

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to replace Baba Tatsui on the central party newspaper '. In 1892, just before the second general election for the House of Representatives, he died due to a worsening stomach ulcer. He is buried in

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, in Tokyo.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ueki, Emori 1857 births 1892 deaths Samurai Politicians from Kōchi Prefecture People of the Meiji era Members of the House of Representatives (Empire of Japan) Liberal Party (Japan, 1881) politicians