Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Prime Minister of Japan and Imperial Japanese Navy admiral / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the Pacific War Combined Fleet Commander-in-Chief.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Yamamoto.
Admiral Count Yamamoto Gonbee[lower-alpha 1] GCMG, also called Gonnohyōe[lower-alpha 2] (山本 権兵衛, Yamamoto Gonbee/Gonnohyōe, 26 November 1852 – 8 December 1933), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and twice Prime Minister of Japan from 1913 to 1914 and again from 1923 to 1924.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of Japan, Monarch ...
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe | |
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山本 権兵衛 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924 | |
Monarch | Taishō |
Regent | Hirohito |
Preceded by | Uchida Kōsai (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Kiyoura Keigo |
In office 20 February 1913 – 16 April 1914 | |
Monarch | Taishō |
Preceded by | Katsura Tarō |
Succeeded by | Ōkuma Shigenobu |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 2 September 1923 – 19 September 1923 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Uchida Kōsai |
Succeeded by | Ijūin Hikokichi |
Personal details | |
Born | Yamamoto Gonbee (1852-11-26)26 November 1852 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan |
Died | 8 December 1933 (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan |
Cause of death | Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Yamamoto Tokiko (1860–1933) |
Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy |
Awards | Order of the Chrysanthemum (Collar and Grand Cordon) Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) Order of St Michael and St George (Honorary Knight Grand Cross) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1874–1914 |
Rank | Admiral |
Battles/wars | Boshin War First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War |
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