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People: Elia del Medigo
Topic: Year of the Elephant

The rebels, after eliminating all local resistance, …

Years: 1868 - 1868
December

The rebels, after eliminating all local resistance, establish the Ezo Republic on December 25, with a government organization modeled after that of the United States, with Enomoto Takeaki, as President.

While the governments of France and the United Kingdom conditionally recognize the new republic, the Meiji government in Tokyo does not.