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Kijūrō Shidehara

1872 - 1951

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Baron Kijūrō Shidehara (幣原 喜重郎, Shidehara Kijūrō; 13 September 1872 – 10 March 1951) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1945 to 1946. He was a leading proponent of pacifism in Japan before and after World War II. Born to a wealthy Osaka family, Shidehara studied law at Tokyo Imperial University and graduated in 1895. He then joined the foreign service and held postings in Korea, Europe, and the United States, serving as ambassador to the latter from 1919 to 1922. Shidehara served as foreign minister from 1924 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931, and favored a non-interventionist policy in China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kijūrō Shidehara is the 7,415th most popular politician (down from 5,414th in 2019), the 624th most popular biography from Japan (down from 369th in 2019) and the 218th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kijūrō Shidehara ranks 7,415 out of 19,576. Before him are Uijong of Goryeo, Lucius Gellius Publicola, Emperor Muzong of Liao, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, Sardanapalus, and Benny Gantz. After him are Otto Dietrich, Philip Davis, Petar Stoyanov, Heinrich Schwarz, Peter I, Count of Alençon, and Theodore of Corsica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Kijūrō Shidehara ranks 64. Before him are Emily Davison, Sidónio Pais, Anton Korošec, Albert Sarraut, Willem de Sitter, and Solomiya Krushelnytska. After him are Luigi Orione, Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Edward Wilson, Carlo Sforza, Momčilo Tapavica, and Bak Jungyang. Among people deceased in 1951, Kijūrō Shidehara ranks 54. Before him are Reggie Walker, Erich Naumann, Agrippina Vaganova, Fritz Thyssen, François Georges-Picot, and Émile Chartier. After him are John Sloan, Warner Baxter, Mikhail Borodin, Yoshio Nishina, Osman Batur, and Louis Jouvet.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kijūrō Shidehara ranks 624 out of 6,245. Before him are Hiraga Gennai (1728), Tokugawa Ienobu (1662), Saionji Kinmochi (1849), Hiroshi Ōshima (1886), Ken Naganuma (1930), and Takenoshin Nakai (1882). After him are Shotaro Ishinomori (1938), Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), Shūmei Ōkawa (1886), Ukita Hideie (1573), and Yoshida Shōin (1830).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Kijūrō Shidehara ranks 218. Before him are Fujiwara no Kamatari (614), Takeda Sōkaku (1859), Kusunoki Masashige (1294), Shō Tai (1843), Tokugawa Ienobu (1662), and Saionji Kinmochi (1849). After him are Takeo Miki (1907), Korechika Anami (1887), Ukita Hideie (1573), Yoshida Shōin (1830), Emperor Nijō (1143), and Sen Katayama (1859).

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