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| Yamagata Aritomo - 3rd & 9th Prime Minister of Japan |
Yamagata Aritomo (山県 有朋;
April 22,
1838 -
February 1,
1922) was a Japanese politician and the third (December
24,
1889 -
May 6,
1891) and 9th
Prime Minister. He was the first Prime Minister under the
Meiji constitution and parliamentary system. His forces, armed with
modern weaponry, defeated a rebellion led by
Saigo Takamori in
1877.
Preceded by:
Kuroda Kiyotaka (1)
Okuma Shigenobu (2) |
Prime ministers of Japan |
Succeeded by:
Ito Hirobumi (1)
Ito Hirobumi (2) |
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