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Keizō Obuchi

Keizō Obuchi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 1998 to 2000.

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politics · Prime Minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000 · politician · diplomat · head of government · also Keizō Obuchi, Keizo Obuchi, Keizou Obuchi, Obuchi

Born 25 June 1937 · Died 14 May 2000 · Q313339

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Jan 1998Milestone
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000).
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Jan 1997Milestone
Career landmark: Minister for Foreign Affairs (1997–1998).
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2000· 3 entries

May 14, 2000Documented record86% confidence

Died 2000-05-14.

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2000Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Obuchi suddenly fell into a coma and died six weeks later

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2000Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Their younger daughter, Yūko Obuchi, ran for and was elected to the former prime minister's Diet seat in the 2000 election.

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1998· 3 entries

1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And during his tenure attempted to conclude a peace treaty with Russia to formally end World War II and to revive Japan's stagnant economy by raising public spending and lowering income taxes

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1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Hashimoto resigned as LDP president when the party lost its majority in the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Diet, and Obuchi was named his successor

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Jan 1, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000).

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1997· 2 entries

Jan 1, 1997Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Minister for Foreign Affairs (1997–1998).

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1997Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Ryutaro Hashimoto appointed Obuchi as Minister of Foreign Affairs, where he distinguished himself in negotiations with Russia over Japanese claims in the Kuril Islands, as well as negotiations over the unification of Kor

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1991· 1 entry

1991Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Obuchi became secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and in 1994 became its vice president

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1987· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1987Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Chief Cabinet Secretary (1987–1989).

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1981· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1981Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: chairperson (1981–2000).

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1979· 1 entry

1979Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Obuchi became the director of the Prime Minister's office and director of the Okinawa Development Agency, his first cabinet post

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1963· 4 entries

Jan 1, 1963Documented record84% confidence

Studied at Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University (1963).

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Jan 1, 1963Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1963–2000).

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1963Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Becoming one of the youngest legislators in Japanese history

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1963Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And after three and a half decades, the collection numbered in the thousands

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1962· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1962Documented record84% confidence

Studied at Waseda University, School of Literature I (1958–1962).

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1958· 1 entry

1958Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Obuchi enrolled at Waseda University as an English literature major, in hopes of becoming a writer

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1956· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1956Documented record84% confidence

Studied at Tokyo Metropolitan Kita High School (1953–1956).

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1937· 1 entry

Jun 25, 1937Documented record86% confidence

Born 1937-06-25.

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