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Ryutaro Hashimoto
Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998.
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politics · Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998 · politician · also Ryutaro Hashimoto, Hashimoto Ryūtarō, Hashimoto Ryutaro, Hashimoto
Born 29 July 1937 · Died 1 July 2006 · Q309374
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2006· 2 entries
Died 2006-07-01.
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2004· 1 entry
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan established a global advisory board on Water and Sanitation, and appointed Ryutaro Hashimoto as its chairman
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2003· 1 entry
While debating over whether to re-elect Koizumi
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2001· 1 entry
Was one of the leading candidates to take office as prime minister but lost in the election of the more popular Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
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1998· 4 entries
The LDP failed to restore its majority (lost in 1989 and not to be regained until 2016) and instead lost more seats
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1998–1998).
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Was presented with the Silver World Award by Jere Ratcliffe, Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, "for outstanding contributions to young people on an international level"
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At the suggestion of then-Prime Minister Hashimoto in a 1996 meeting with U
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1996· 3 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1996–1998).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1996–1996).
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The 135th National Diet elected Hashimoto to become Japan's 82nd prime minister – he was elected against NFP leader Ichirō Ozawa with 288 votes to 167 in the lower house and 158 to 69 in the upper house – and lead the co
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (1995–1996).
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1994· 2 entries
Became minister of international trade and industry, then became prime minister in 1996 as the head of a coalition with the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake
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By entering a ruling coalition with traditional archrival Japanese Socialist Party (JSP), giving the prime ministership to the junior partner, and the minor New Party Harbinger (NPH)
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1991· 1 entry
The press had discovered that one of Hashimoto's secretaries had been involved in an illegal financial dealing
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1986· 1 entry
Under Yasuhiro Nakasone, and in 1989 became secretary general of the LDP, the highest rank short of party president (if the LDP is in government, usually also the prime minister
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1978· 1 entry
And in 1980 became the LDP's director of finance and public administration
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1963· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1963–2005).
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1941· 1 entry
He was married to Kumiko Hashimoto (born 1941) (橋本 久美子 Hashimoto Kumiko), and the couple had two sons and three daughters: Ryu, Gaku, Hiroko, Atsuko, and Danko.
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1937· 1 entry
Born 1937-07-29.
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