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Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni

1887 - 1990

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Naruhiko, Prince Higashikuni (東久邇宮稔彦王, Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko Ō; 3 December 1887 – 20 January 1990) was a member of the Japanese imperial family and general of the army who served as prime minister of Japan from 17 August to 9 October 1945. He is the only member of the Japanese imperial family to head a cabinet, and Japan's shortest-serving prime minister, serving for only 54 days. Born in Kyoto, Prince Higashikuni was a son of Prince Kuni Asahiko and married Toshiko, Princess Yasu, a daughter of Emperor Meiji, thus making him an uncle-in-law of Emperor Hirohito. He graduated from the Army Academy and War College, and studied military tactics in France from 1920 to 1926. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni is the 4,234th most popular politician (down from 4,002nd in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 227th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ranks 4,234 out of 19,576. Before him are Sumu-la-El, Odo of Bayeux, Tissaphernes, George II Rákóczi, John IV of Trebizond, and Theodelinda. After him are Al-Nasir, Íñigo Arista of Pamplona, Erhard Heiden, Janet Yellen, Baydu, and Salvador Sánchez Cerén.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ranks 51. Before him are Emilio Mola, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Harald Bohr, Violet Jessop, Boris Karloff, and Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Bernardo Houssay, Arnold Zweig, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Hans Oster, and Julian Huxley. Among people deceased in 1990, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ranks 42. Before him are Manly P. Hall, Bruno Kreisky, Lawrence Durrell, Sergio Corbucci, Jacques Demy, and Boris Shcherbina. After him are Yiannis Ritsos, Ugo Tognazzi, Angelo Schiavio, Capucine, Viktor Tsoi, and Ivan Serov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ranks 252 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Seinei (444), Emperor Hanzei (336), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464), and Yasukazu Tanaka (1933). After him are Ryōji Noyori (1938), Mori Ōgai (1862), Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Arata Isozaki (1931), Kiyonosuke Marutani (null), and Masahiro Hamazaki (1940).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni ranks 81. Before him are Emperor Shōkō (1401), Emperor Seinei (444), Emperor Hanzei (336), Inejiro Asanuma (1898), Emperor Ankō (401), and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464). After him are Empress Jingū (169), Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358), Katō Kiyomasa (1561), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Emperor Chūai (149), and Oichi (1547).

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