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Keizō Obuchi

1937 - 2000

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Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三, Obuchi Keizō; 25 June 1937 – 14 May 2000) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1998 to 2000. Born in Gunma Prefecture, Obuchi graduated from Waseda University and was first elected to the National Diet in 1963, becoming one of the youngest legislators in Japanese history. He rose through the ranks of the Liberal Democratic Party, serving as director of the Okinawa Development Agency from 1979 to 1980, chief cabinet secretary under Noboru Takeshita from 1987 to 1989, and foreign minister under Ryutaro Hashimoto from 1997 to 1998, where he distinguished himself during talks with Russia on the Kuril Islands dispute. Obuchi became prime minister in 1998, and during his tenure tried to conclude a peace treaty with Russia to formally end World War II, and attempted to revive Japan's stagnant economy by raising public spending and lowering income taxes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Keizō Obuchi is the 5,853rd most popular politician (up from 6,258th in 2019), the 458th most popular biography from Japan (up from 466th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Keizō Obuchi ranks 5,853 out of 19,576. Before him are Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Şehsuvar Sultan, James III of Majorca, Bernardino Machado, Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal, and Birbal. After him are Petr Fiala, Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Petar Stambolić, Andocides, Chungnyeol of Goryeo, and Wang Yi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Keizō Obuchi ranks 94. Before him are Tamara Bunke, Tamara Press, Song Hye-rim, Maryse Condé, Dragoslav Šekularac, and George Takei. After him are Ronald Venetiaan, Eugen Doga, Jerry Reed, Erich Segal, Hunter S. Thompson, and Peter Burke. Among people deceased in 2000, Keizō Obuchi ranks 63. Before him are A. E. van Vogt, Frederick Herzberg, Herta Bothe, Jan Karski, Claude Sautet, and Noboru Takeshita. After him are Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, David Tomlinson, Maurice Richard, Hubert Maga, and Don Budge.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Keizō Obuchi ranks 458 out of 6,245. Before him are Yusuke Omi (1946), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), Noboru Takeshita (1924), Toshiki Kaifu (1931), Emperor Monmu (683), and Kaoru Ishikawa (1915). After him are Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Hitoshi Imamura (1886), Masashi Watanabe (1936), Rihei Sano (1912), Emperor Ninmyō (808), and Emperor Rokujō (1164).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Keizō Obuchi ranks 151. Before him are Emperor Juntoku (1197), Emperor Go-Kameyama (1347), Tokugawa Ietsuna (1641), Noboru Takeshita (1924), Toshiki Kaifu (1931), and Emperor Monmu (683). After him are Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Emperor Ninmyō (808), Emperor Rokujō (1164), Masaharu Homma (1888), Azai Nagamasa (1545), and Fujiwara no Michinaga (966).

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