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Munemitsu was born in [[Wakayama]] in 1844.  He joined the [[Kaientai]] near the end of the [[Bakumatsu Period]]. He was active in the Japanese foreign ministry as a diplomat.

Munemitsu was born into a [[Samurai]] family in [[Wakayama]] in 1844.  He joined the [[Kaientai]] near the end of the [[Bakumatsu Period]], and he also attempted to assist [[Saigo Takamori]] during the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] and was imprisoned from 1878 until 1883.  In [[1886]], Munemitsu received a diplomatic appointment after a trip to Europe. Munemitsu was active in the Japanese foreign ministry as a diplomat, and worked to reverse the [[Unequal Treaties]] imposed on Japan by the Western powers.

==References==

==References==

* [http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/index.html Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures]

* [http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/index.html Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures]

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