Kuroda Kiyotaka Politician

Count Kuroda Kiyotaka (黑田 清隆, November 9, 1840 – August 23, 1900), also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke (黑田 了介), was a Japanese politician of the Meiji era. He was the second Prime Minister of Japan from April 30, 1888 to October 25, 1889.

Personal facts

Kuroda Kiyotaka
Birth dateNovember 09, 1840
Birth place
Japan , Kagoshima , Satsuma Domain , Kagoshima Castle , Satuma Domain
Date of deathAugust 23, 1900
Place of death
Tokyo , Empire of Japan
Resting place
Tokyo , Aoyama Cemetery
Profession
Politician , Lieutenant general

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Office holder

monarch
office2nd Prime Minister of Japan
party
Independent (politician)
successor
Matsukata Masayoshi
Sanjō Sanetomi

Topical connections

Fumimaro KonoePrime minister
Ijuin GorōMilitary person
Eisaku SatōPolitician
Akitsune ImamuraScientist

Kuroda Kiyotaka on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&client=firefox-a
  2. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition
  3. http://www.worldcat.org/title/japanese-political-history-since-the-meiji-renovation-1868-2000/oclc/45172740&referer=brief_results
  4. http://www.worldcat.org/title/making-of-modern-japan/oclc/44090600&referer=brief_results
  5. http://www.worldcat.org/title/negotiating-with-imperialism-the-unequal-treaties-and-the-culture-of-japanese-diplomacy/oclc/56493769&referer=brief_results
  6. http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/46731178