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==Other Events of 1893==

==Other Events of 1893==

*[[Kuroda Seiki]] returns to Japan from Europe.

*[[Kuroda Seiki]] returns to Japan from Europe.

*Representatives of the people of the [[Miyako Islands]] speak before the [[National Diet|Diet]], petitioning for the abolition of the poll tax.

*Representatives of the people of the [[Miyako Islands]] speak before the [[National Diet|Diet]], petitioning for the abolition of the poll tax, and for political representation.

*Police in the [[Miyako Islands|Miyako]] and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities.

*Police in the Miyako and [[Yaeyama Islands]], mostly individuals originally from [[Kagoshima prefecture]], who had controlled civil affairs since [[1879]], turn over such matters to civil authorities.

*''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded.

*''[[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]]'', the first newspaper in Okinawa, is founded.