Prince Higashikuni

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Prince Higashikuni was a Japanese imperial family member and army officer who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Prince Higashikuni canonical 1
Prince of Higashikuni 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army officer
Japanese prince
Prime Minister of Japan
human
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
appointedBy Emperor Shōwa NERFINISHED
birthDate 1887-12-03
birthPlace Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1990-01-20
deathPlace Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
educatedAt Army War College (Japan) NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Army Academy NERFINISHED
era Meiji period NERFINISHED
Shōwa period NERFINISHED
Taishō period NERFINISHED
familyName Higashikuni NERFINISHED
givenName Naruhiko NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Prince
memberOf Japanese imperial family NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
militaryRank general
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableEvent headed the first post-surrender cabinet of Japan
oversaw Japan’s acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration
notableFor being the only member of the Japanese imperial family to serve as Prime Minister of Japan
serving as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II
officeEndTime 1945-10-09
officeStartTime 1945-08-17
parent Lady Tsuneko NERFINISHED
Prince Kuni Asahiko NERFINISHED
positionHeld Imperial Japanese Army general
Prime Minister of Japan
precededBy Kantarō Suzuki NERFINISHED
relative Emperor Meiji NERFINISHED
Emperor Shōwa NERFINISHED
religion Shinto
residence Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
royalHouse House of Higashikuni NERFINISHED
House of Yamato NERFINISHED
spouse Princess Toshiko NERFINISHED
succeededBy Kijūrō Shidehara NERFINISHED

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Higashikuni hasTitleStyle Prince Higashikuni
Prince Morihiro Higashikuni title Prince Higashikuni
this entity surface form: Prince of Higashikuni