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Assassination Attempt on Li Hongzhang

When
24 March 1895
Where
Shimonoseki, Japan
Part of
The Treaty of Shimonoseki ends the First Sino-Japanese War

On March 24, 1895, Li Hongzhang was shot in the left cheek by an assassin during negotiations in Shimonoseki.

While negotiating with Japan's Prime Minister Itō Hirobumi and Foreign Affairs Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, Li Hongzhang was attacked by Koyama Toyotarō. The assassin shot him in the left cheek. This incident occurred during the peace conference that led to the treaty's signing.

Sources

  1. Li Hongzhang Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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