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Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni (東久邇宮稔彦王, Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko Ō, 3 December 1887 – 20 January 1990) was a Japanese imperial prince, a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 30th Prime Minister of Japan from 17 August 1945 to 9 October 1945, a period of 54 days.
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- Morihiro Higashikuni, Moromasa Higashikuni, Akitsune Higashikuni, Toshihiko Higashikuni
Higashikuni Naruhiko (born February 3, 1887, Kyōto, Japan—died January 20, 1990, Tokyo) was a Japanese imperial prince and army commander who was Japan’s first prime minister after the country’s surrender in World War II (August 17–October 6, 1945). He was the only member of the imperial family ever to head a cabinet.
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Outraged, the Cabinet, led by the aristocratic Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, recognized for his earlier opposition to war with the United States (Hirohito had appointed him as head of government in mid-August 1945), protested this measure.
Jan 23, 1990 · Naruhiko Higashikuni, a member of the Japanese imperial family who became the country's first Prime Minister after World War II, died Saturday. He was 102 years old. Mr. Higashikuni was the...
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial prince, a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 30th Prime Minister of Japan from 17 August 1945 to 9 October 1945, a period of 54 days. He is the shortest-serving prime minister, resigning after eight weeks.
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Feb 7, 2022 · Naruhiko Higashikuni: The Imperial Leader Who Disbanded the Armed Forces. Chapter. First Online: 07 February 2022. pp 23–29. Cite this chapter. Download book PDF. Download book EPUB. Daisuke Akimoto. 244 Accesses. Abstract. Naruhiko Higashikuni was born as the ninth son of Prince Asahiko Kuninomiya in Kyoto Gyoen on 3 December 1887.
Naruhiko. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Prince Naruhiko was born in Kyoto, Japan as the ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko and court lady Terao Utako. He was granted the title of Higashikuni no miya on 3 Nov 1906, and with it the privilege to start a new branch of the imperial family.
