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Yukiya Amano
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It is catalogued under topics including 1947 births, 2019 deaths and 21st-century Japanese diplomats.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Mohamed ElBaradei
- Succeeded by
- Rafael Grossi
- Born
- ( 1947-05-09 ) 9 May 1947, Yugawara , Allied-occupied Japan
- Died
- 18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) (aged 72), Vienna , Austria
- Cause of death
- Cancer
- Spouse
- Yukika Amano
- Alma mater
- University of Tokyo University of Franche-Comté University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Yugawara
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- University of Tokyo
- Employer
- United Nations
- Political party
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Yukiya Amano 01610112 (3384818778).jpg
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- Commons category
- Yukiya Amano
- date of birth
- 1947-05-09
- name in kana
- あまの ゆきや
- name in native language
- 天野之弥
- date of death
- 2019-07-18
- writing language
- Japanese
- affiliation string
- Government
- replaced by
- Rafael Grossi
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Encyclopedic overview
Yukiya Amano (Japanese: 天野 之弥, Hepburn: Amano Yukiya; 9 May 1947 – 18 July 2019) was a Japanese diplomat, who served as the Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1 December 2009 until his death on 18 July 2019. Previously, Amano served as an international civil servant for the United Nations and its subdivisions.
Early life
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