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Tetsu Katayama

1887 - 1978

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Tetsu Katayama (片山 哲, Katayama Tetsu; 28 July 1887 – 30 May 1978) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1947 to 1948. He was the first socialist to serve as Japanese prime minister, and the last non-member of the Liberal Democratic Party or its forerunners to serve until 1993. Born in Wakayama Prefecture, Katayama graduated in law from Tokyo Imperial University in 1912. He was strongly influenced by the Christian socialism of Abe Isoo, and in the 1920s served as a legal adviser to labor organizations and socialist political parties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tetsu Katayama is the 5,963rd most popular politician (down from 5,733rd in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from Japan (down from 405th in 2019) and the 158th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tetsu Katayama ranks 5,963 out of 19,576. Before him are Chungsuk of Goryeo, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg, Hedwig of Saxony, Mithridates II of Parthia, and Thorvald Stauning. After him are Catherine of Bohemia, Sulayman ibn al-Hakam, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Franz Jonas, and Inca Roca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Tetsu Katayama ranks 76. Before him are James Paul Moody, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, Conrad Hilton, Marcus Garvey, Paul Wittgenstein, and Ernst Hanfstaengl. After him are Hugo Steinhaus, Raoul Walsh, Simko Shikak, Vasily Chapayev, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, and Kazimierz Fajans. Among people deceased in 1978, Tetsu Katayama ranks 59. Before him are Jean Améry, Roger Caillois, W. Eugene Smith, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Carlo Scarpa, and Hubert Humphrey. After him are Georgi Markov, Philibert Tsiranana, Harvey Milk, Fernando Peyroteo, Max Decugis, and Henry Corbin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tetsu Katayama ranks 471 out of 6,245. Before him are Masaharu Homma (1888), Michio Yasuda (1949), Shigemi Ishii (1951), Azai Nagamasa (1545), Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), and Tasuku Honjo (1942). After him are Muryeong of Baekje (462), Emperor Takakura (1161), Yoshijirō Umezu (1882), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Kiyoshi Tomizawa (1943), and Tadahiko Ueda (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tetsu Katayama ranks 158. Before him are Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Emperor Ninmyō (808), Emperor Rokujō (1164), Masaharu Homma (1888), Azai Nagamasa (1545), and Fujiwara no Michinaga (966). After him are Muryeong of Baekje (462), Emperor Takakura (1161), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Emperor Hanazono (1297), Hōjō Masako (1156), and Kondō Isami (1834).

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