Mitsumasa Yonai
Japanese admiral and politician; Prime Minister of Japan (1940) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mitsumasa Yonai (米内 光政, Yonai Mitsumasa, 2 March 1880 – 20 April 1948) was a Japanese navy officer and politician. He served as admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, Minister of the Navy, and Prime Minister of Japan in 1940.
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Mitsumasa Yonai | |
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米内 光政 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 16 January – 22 July 1940 | |
Monarch | Hirohito |
Preceded by | Nobuyuki Abe |
Succeeded by | Fumimaro Konoe |
Minister of the Navy Empire of Japan | |
In office 2 February 1937 – 30 August 1939 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Osami Nagano |
Succeeded by | Yoshida Zengo |
In office 22 July 1944 – 1 December 1945 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Naokuni Nomura |
Succeeded by | None (Position abolished) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1880-03-02)2 March 1880 Mitsuwari, Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 20 April 1948(1948-04-20) (aged 68) |
Resting place | Morioka Japan |
Political party | Independent |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1901–1945 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Kasuga, Iwate, Fusō, Mutsu, First Expeditionary Fleet, IJN 3rd Fleet, Combined Fleet, IJN 1st Fleet |
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