Kantarō Suzuki Prime minister

Baron Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木 貫太郎, 18 January 1868 – 17 April 1948 ) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, member and final leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April-17 August 1945.

Personal facts

Kantarō Suzuki
Birth dateJanuary 18, 1868
Birth place
Empire of Japan , Izumi Province , Kuze (village)
Date of deathApril 17, 1948
Place of death
Noda Chiba , Chiba Prefecture , Empire of Japan
Education
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
Profession
Admiral

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Politician

awards
Order of the Golden Kite
military operations
Battle of Port Arthur
Battle of Weihaiwei
Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Japanese War
World War II
First Sino-Japanese War
World War I
military branch
Imperial Japanese Navy
military command
Maizuru Naval District IJN 2nd Fleet IJN 3rd Fleet Kure Naval District Combined Fleet
military rank
Admiral
monarch
Hirohito
other party
Independent (politician)
party
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
service start1884
service end1929
successor

Prime minister

FromApril 07, 1945
ToAugust 17, 1945

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Kantarō Suzuki on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://alsos.wlu.edu/qsearch.aspx?browse=people/Suzuki,+Kantaro
  2. http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px14.htm#a001
  3. http://www.geocities.jp/torikai007/war/1945/suzuki.html