Kakuei Tanaka
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Kakuei Tanaka was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974. Known for his background in construction and earthy and tenacious political style, Tanaka is the only m
Official portrait, 1972
Tanaka in 1951
Kakuei Tanaka in October 1954
Kakuei Tanaka following his appointment as Minister of Finance with his mother, Fume and his wife, Hana on 18 July 1962.
Takeo Miki
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Takeo Miki was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1974 to 1976.
Kakuei Tanaka
…diet members from the Sato faction who pledged to support Tanaka. This was the birth of the Tanaka faction. Besides Fukuda and Tanaka, Masayoshi Ohira, Takeo Miki and Yasuhiro Nakasone were also expected to seek the LDP presidency, but Nakasone dropped out and endorsed Tanaka. Tanaka then formed an agreement with…
Official portrait, 1974
Takeo Miki's birthplace
Miki in 1937