Baron Kijūrō Shidehara (幣原 喜重郎, Shidehara Kijūrō, 13 September 1872 – 10 March 1951) was a Japanese politician. He was the prime minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946. He was a leading supporter of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II.
Kijūrō Shidehara | |
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幣原 喜重郎 | |
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| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 9 October 1945 – 22 May 1946 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Governor | Douglas MacArthur |
| Preceded by | Naruhiko Higashikuni |
| Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
| In office 14 November 1930 – 10 March 1931 Acting | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Osachi Hamaguchi |
| Succeeded by | Osachi Hamaguchi |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 February 1949 – 10 March 1951 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Komakichi Matsuoka |
| Succeeded by | Joji Hayashi |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Osaka 3rd District | |
| In office 26 April 1947 – 10 March 1951 | |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 29 January 1926 – 25 April 1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1872 Sakai, Nara Prefecture, Empire of Japan (nowadays Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) |
| Died | 10 March 1951 (aged 78) Tokyo, Allied-occupied Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Signature |  |
In October 1931, Shidehara was seen on the cover of Time with the caption "Japan's Man of Peace and War".[1]
Family
changeIn 1903 Shidehara married Masako Iwasaki, who came from the family that founded the Mitsubishi zaibatsu.[2] This made him the brother-in-law of Katō Takaaki, who had also been prime minister.[3]
References
change- ↑ "TIME Covers". Time. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Klaus Schlichtmann, A Statesman for the Twenty-First Century? The Life and Diplomacy of Shidehara Kijuuroh (1872-1951)". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ Nihon dai hyakka zensho. Shōgakkan, 小学館. 1989. 幣原喜重郎. ISBN 4-09-526001-7. OCLC 14970117.
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