Noboru Takeshita

Noboru Takeshita
竹下 登
74th Prime Minister of Japan
In office
6 November 1987 – 3 June 1989
MonarchShōwa
Akihito
Preceded byYasuhiro Nakasone
Succeeded bySōsuke Uno
Personal details
Born(1924-02-26)26 February 1924
Unnan, Shimane, Japan
Died19 June 2000(2000-06-19) (aged 76)
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materWaseda University
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Noboru Takeshita (竹下 登, Takeshita Noboru, 26 February 1924 – 19 June 2000) was a Japanese politician. He was the 74th Prime Minister of Japan from 6 November 1987 to 3 June 1989.[1]

Takeshita died on 19 June 2000 in Tokyo, Japan from respiratory failure, aged 76.

References

  1. ↑ French, Howard W. "Noboru Takeshita, Premier Who Guided Political Power in Japan, Is Dead at 76," New York Times. 19 June 2000.

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