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Ōkuma Shigenobu

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Death102 years ago
Date of birth March 11,1838
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Saga
Japan
Date of died January 10,1922
DiedWaseda
Party Rikken Dōshikai
Place of burialGokoku-ji, Tokyo, Japan
Gokokuji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
Previous officePrime Minister of Japan (1914–1916)
BooksFifty 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 positionPrime Minister of Japan (1914–1916), Prime Minister of Japan (1898–1898)
FoundedWaseda University
Rikken Kaishintō
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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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.

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