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Katō Takaaki

1860 - 1926

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Count Katō Takaaki (Japanese: 加藤 高明, Kyujitai: 加藤󠄁 高明󠄁; born Hattori Sōkichi [服部 総吉]; 3 January 1860 – 28 January 1926), also known as Katō Kōmei, was a Japanese politician, diplomat, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1924 until his death on 28 January 1926, during the period which historians have called "Taishō Democracy". As Minister for Foreign Affairs, he negotiated the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and presented China with the Twenty-One Demands, which demanded greater Japanese control of China. He was a key figure in the campaign for universal male suffrage in Japan. He has been characterized as a liberal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Katō Takaaki is the 10,138th most popular politician (down from 8,445th in 2024), the 848th most popular biography from Japan (down from 676th in 2019) and the 277th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katō Takaaki ranks 10,138 out of 19,576. Before him are Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel, Johannes Dieckmann, Kailash Purryag, Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. After him are Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Vasil Mzhavanadze, Fujiwara no Fuhito, Michał Rola-Żymierski, Maria Caterina Farnese, and Charles II, Duke of Brunswick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Katō Takaaki ranks 70. Before him are Carl Anton Larsen, Karel Kramář, Annie Oakley, Oda Krohg, Michel Zevaco, and Simon Dubnow. After him are Manuel Teixeira Gomes, André Prévost, Max von Oppenheim, Emil von Reznicek, Hugo Preuß, and Edward MacDowell. Among people deceased in 1926, Katō Takaaki ranks 55. Before him are Léon Charles Thévenin, Albert Robida, Krste Misirkov, Annie Oakley, Bertha Wegmann, and Ye Wanyong. After him are Enrico Toselli, Lars Magnus Ericsson, Luther Burbank, William Larned, Joan Alcover, and Carlos Schwabe.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Katō Takaaki ranks 848 out of 6,245. Before him are Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ennin (793), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), Goro Yamada (1894), Kazuyo Sejima (1956), and Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628). After him are Inoue Kaoru (1836), Tōdō Takatora (1556), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), Kōji Yakusho (1956), Eiko Ishioka (1938), and Kujō Yoritsugu (1239).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Katō Takaaki ranks 277. Before him are Takako Shimazu (1939), Prince Hisaaki (1276), Gotō Shinpei (1857), Keisai Eisen (1790), Ashikaga Yoshimochi (1386), and Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628). After him are Inoue Kaoru (1836), Kisshomaru Ueshiba (1921), Kujō Yoritsugu (1239), Ōtomo Sōrin (1530), Matsudaira Katamori (1836), and Ashikaga Yoshikatsu (1434).

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