Toshiki Kaifu

Japanese politician (former Prime Minister) (1931-2022)

Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹, Kaifu Toshiki, 2 January 1931 – 9 January 2022) was a Japanese politician. He was the 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991.[1]

Toshiki Kaifu
海部 俊樹
Prime Minister of Japan
In office
10 August 1989 – 5 November 1991
MonarchAkihito
Preceded bySōsuke Uno
Succeeded byKiichi Miyazawa
Personal details
Born(1931-01-02)2 January 1931
Nagoya, Japan
Died9 January 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 91)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materChuo University
Waseda University
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Kaifu died on 9 January 2022, a week after his 91st birthday at a Tokyo hospital from pneumonia.[2][3] Norio Kaifu and Makoto Kobayashi are his brothers.

References change

  1. "Toshiki Kaifu". Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  2. "海部俊樹元首相が死去 91歳". NHK. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. FORMER PM KAIFU DIES AT 91

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