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Eisaku Satō

1901 - 1975

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Eisaku Satō (佐藤 栄作, Satō Eisaku; 27 March 1901 – 3 June 1975) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. He is the third longest-serving Japanese prime minister, and is ranked second by longest uninterrupted service. Satō is best remembered for securing the return of Okinawa in 1972, and for winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974, which stirred controversy. He was a former elite bureaucrat like his elder brother Nobusuke Kishi and a member of the Yoshida school like Hayato Ikeda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eisaku Satō is the 2,810th most popular politician (down from 2,733rd in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Japan (up from 127th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Japanese Politician.

Eisaku satō is most famous for being the Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. He was the first Prime Minister to be born after World War II and he is credited with revitalizing Japan's economy.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eisaku Satō ranks 2,810 out of 19,576. Before him are Anne Neville, Jürgen Stroop, Prince Shōtoku, Joseph McCarthy, Thomas Bach, and Hyeonjong of Joseon. After him are Tiglath-Pileser III, Shalmaneser I, Abdul Hamid, Canute IV of Denmark, Nawal El Saadawi, and Ayşe Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Eisaku Satō ranks 51. Before him are Jascha Heifetz, Alfred Tarski, Jaroslav Seifert, Milton H. Erickson, Henri Lefebvre, and Walter Hallstein. After him are José Nasazzi, Carl Barks, Nikolai Vatutin, Lee Strasberg, Louis Kahn, and Luis Monti. Among people deceased in 1975, Eisaku Satō ranks 24. Before him are George Paget Thomson, Saint-John Perse, Josemaría Escrivá, Graham Hill, Paul Keres, and Jimmy Hoffa. After him are Antonín Novotný, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, József Mindszenty, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Dong Biwu, and Chivu Stoica.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Eisaku Satō ranks 118 out of 6,245. Before him are Chiune Sugihara (1900), Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571), Joan Fontaine (1917), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), Benkei (1155), and Prince Shōtoku (574). After him are Emperor Nintoku (290), Joe Hisaishi (1950), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Kakuichi Mimura (1931), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), and Tōgō Heihachirō (1848).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Eisaku Satō ranks 37. Before him are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Nakamikado (1702), Shigeru Ishiba (1957), Emperor Higashiyama (1675), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), and Prince Shōtoku (574). After him are Emperor Nintoku (290), Emperor Kōshō (-505), Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Emperor Kōan (-427), Ko Yong-hui (1952), and Emperor Reigen (1654).

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