Ōkuma Shigenobu
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Death | 102 years ago |
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Date of birth | March 11,1838 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Saga |
Japan | |
Date of died | January 10,1922 |
Died | Waseda |
Party | Rikken Dōshikai |
Place of burial | Gokoku-ji, Tokyo, Japan |
Gokokuji Temple, Tokyo, Japan | |
Previous office | Prime Minister of Japan (1914–1916) |
Books | Fifty years of new Japan |
Fifty Years of New Japan Volume 1 | |
Fifty Years of New Japan Kaikoku Gojunen Shi; Volume 2 | |
Job | Samurai |
Politician | |
Advocate | |
Latest noncurrent party | Rikken Dōshikai |
Spouse | Ōkuma Ayako |
Children | Nobutsune Ōkuma |
Grandchildren | Nobuyuki Ōkuma |
Previous position | Prime Minister of Japan (1914–1916), Prime Minister of Japan (1898–1898) |
Founded | Waseda University |
Rikken Kaishintō | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 590175 |
Ōkuma Shigenobu Life story
Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu was a Japanese statesman and a prominent member of the Meiji oligarchy. He served as Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan in 1898 and from 1914 to 1916. Ōkuma was also an early advocate of Western science and culture in Japan, and founder of Waseda University. He is considered a centrist.