page_title: February 26 Incident
section_title: Government response and suppression of the uprising
hierarchical_section_title: February 26 Incident / Government response and suppression of the uprising
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 決起直後の半蔵門。English: Rebel soldiers guarding Hanzomon Gate of the Imperial Palacefollowing the outbreak of the February 26 Incident.
context_page_description: The February 26 Incident was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan on 26 February 1936. It was organized by a group of young Imperial Japanese Army officers with the goal of purging the government and military leadership of their factional rivals and ideological opponents.
  Although the rebels succeeded in assassinating several leading officials and in occupying the government center of Tokyo, they failed to assassinate Prime Minister Keisuke Okada or secure control of the Imperial Palace. Their supporters in the army made attempts to capitalize on their actions, but divisions within the military, combined with Imperial anger at the coup, meant they were unable to achieve a change of government. Facing overwhelming opposition as the army moved against them, the rebels surrendered on 29 February.
  Unlike earlier examples of political violence by young officers, the coup attempt had severe consequences. After a series of closed trials, 19 of the uprising's leaders were executed for mutiny and another 40 imprisoned.
caption: Hanzōmon, February 26, 1936
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