Yasuhiro Nakasone
Yasuhiro Nakasone | |
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中曽根康弘 | |
File:Yasuhiro Nakasone 19821127.jpg | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 27 November 1982 – 6 November 1987 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Preceded by | Zenkō Suzuki |
Succeeded by | Noboru Takeshita |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 26 April 1947 – 10 October 2004 | |
Constituency | Gunma 3rd district (1947–1996) Northern Kanto PR (1996–2004) |
Personal details | |
Born | Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | 27 May 1918
Died | 29 November 2019 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 101)
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Hirofumi Nakasone |
Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Signature | File:NakasoneY kao.png |
Military service | |
Allegiance | File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | File:Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan.svg Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant-commander (as Naval Paymaster) |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value).[1] was a Japanese politician. He was Prime Minister of Japan from 27 November 1982 to 6 November 1987. Nakasone was a friend of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl, François Mitterrand, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev.
He was best known for pushing through the privatization of state-owned companies, and for helping to revitalize Japanese nationalism during and after his term as prime minister. Nakasone was the oldest living Japanese prime minister. He turned 100 on 27 May 2018.[2]
Nakasone died at Tokyo hospital on 29 November 2019 at the age of 101 years and 186 days.[3]
References[change]
- ↑ "The Japan Times, 24 October 2003: "Single-seat constituencies offer refuge for LDP elders who refuse to retire"".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
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- Hood, Christopher P. (2001). Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone's Legacy. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-23283-X.