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Japanese politician (1887-1959)

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Born
1887
Died
1959
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Monarch
Hirohito
Governor
Douglas MacArthur
Deputy
Suehiro Nishio
Preceded by
Tetsu Katayama
Succeeded by
Shigeru Yoshida
Prime minister
Tetsu Katayama, Himself
Constituency
Kyoto 3rd (1932–1946), Kyoto at-large (1946–1947), Kyoto 2nd (1947–1959)
Born
( 1887-11-15 ) 15 November 1887, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto , Japan
Died
20 June 1959 (1959-06-20) (aged 71), Minato, Tokyo , Japan
Party
LDP (1955–1959)
Other political affiliations
Rikken Seiyūkai (before 1940), IRAA (1940–1945), JLP (1945–1947), DP (1947–1950), NDP (1950–1952), Kaishintō (1952–1954), JDP (1954–1955)
Spouse
Sumi Hase ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 ) ​
Alma mater
Tokyo Imperial University

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Hitoshi Ashida
date of birth
1887-11-15
date of death
1959-06-20
name in kana
あしだ ひとし
name in native language
芦田均
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Hitoshi Ashida (芦田 均, Ashida Hitoshi; 15 November 1887 – 20 June 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948. He was a prominent figure in the immediate postwar political landscape, but was forced to resign his leadership responsibilities after a corruption scandal (Shōwa Denkō Jiken) targeting two of his cabinet ministers.

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