Kuroda Kiyotaka
Japanese politician (1840–1900) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Count Kuroda Kiyotaka (黒田 清隆, 9 November 1840 – 23 August 1900), also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke (黒田 了介), was a Japanese statesman and diplomat of the Meiji era who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889. He was also President of the Privy Council, Minister of Communications and Vice Chairman of the Hokkaido Development Commission (Kaitaku-shi). He was one of the initiators of the Treaty of Saint Petersburg in 1875.[1]
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kuroda.
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黒田 清隆 | |||||
President of the Privy Council | |||||
In office 17 March 1894 – 23 August 1900 | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Yamagata Aritomo | ||||
Succeeded by | Saionji Kinmochi | ||||
Prime Minister of Japan | |||||
In office 31 August 1896 – 18 September 1896 Acting | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi | ||||
Succeeded by | Matsukata Masayoshi | ||||
In office 30 April 1888 – 25 October 1889 | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi | ||||
Succeeded by | Sanjō Sanetomi (Acting) | ||||
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Born | (1840-11-09)9 November 1840 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain (now Kagoshima, Japan) | ||||
Died | 23 August 1900(1900-08-23) (aged 59) Tokyo, Japan | ||||
Cause of death | Intracerebral hemorrhage | ||||
Political party | Independent | ||||
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Japanese name | |||||
Hiragana | くろだ きよたか | ||||
Kyūjitai | 黑田 淸隆 | ||||
Shinjitai | 黒田 清隆 | ||||
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