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Shigeru Yoshida

1878 - 1967

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Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂, Yoshida Shigeru; Japanese pronunciation: [jo.ɕi.da (|) ɕi.ɡe.ɾɯ, -ŋe.ɾɯ], 22 September 1878 – 20 October 1967) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the course of post-war Japan by forging a strong relationship with the United States and pursuing economic recovery. Born in Tokyo to a former samurai family, Yoshida graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1906 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He held various assignments abroad, including in China, where he advocated increased Japanese influence. From 1928 to 1930, Yoshida served as vice minister of foreign affairs, then served as ambassador to Italy until 1932. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shigeru Yoshida is the 3,192nd most popular politician (down from 2,807th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 131st in 2019) and the 46th most popular Japanese Politician.

Shigeru Yoshida is most famous for his role in rebuilding Japan after World War II. He was the Prime Minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shigeru Yoshida ranks 3,192 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris Tadić, Joseph Babinski, Jehoahaz of Israel, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Wilhelm Miklas, and Abdul Salam Arif. After him are Jacques Santer, Juvénal Habyarimana, Carin Göring, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Ludwig Quidde, and Richard Walther Darré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Shigeru Yoshida ranks 23. Before him are Paul Reynaud, Maurice René Fréchet, Ernest King, Milan Nedić, Gemma Galgani, and George Whipple. After him are Sergio Osmeña, Iwane Matsui, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Gustav Radbruch, Louis Chevrolet, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas. Among people deceased in 1967, Shigeru Yoshida ranks 40. Before him are Hermann Joseph Muller, Norman Angell, John Cockcroft, Ejnar Hertzsprung, Françoise Dorléac, and Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco. After him are Henry Morgenthau Jr., Héctor Scarone, Jayne Mansfield, Ossip Zadkine, Harald Quandt, and Joseph Pilates.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shigeru Yoshida ranks 143 out of 6,245. Before him are Zeami Motokiyo (1363), Jiro Miyake (1900), Usaburo Hidaka (null), Masaru Emoto (1943), Toshihide Maskawa (1940), and Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604). After him are Hiroaki Sato (1932), Kobayashi Issa (1763), Sonny Chiba (1939), Emperor Kōrei (-341), Tarō Asō (1940), and Abe no Seimei (921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Shigeru Yoshida ranks 46. Before him are Emperor Go-Daigo (1288), Emperor Kōan (-427), Ko Yong-hui (1952), Emperor Reigen (1654), Emperor Go-Kōmyō (1633), and Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604). After him are Emperor Kōrei (-341), Tarō Asō (1940), Junichiro Koizumi (1942), Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Ashikaga Takauji (1305), and Emperor Go-Sai (1638).

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