Kantarō Suzuki
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Kantarō Suzuki was a Japanese admiral and statesman who served as prime minister during the final months of World War II and oversaw Japan’s decision to surrender.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
ⓘ
admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1868-01-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1948-04-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945-08-17 ⓘ |
| era | Shōwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kantarō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of the Chrysanthemum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Golden Kite NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Imperial Rule Assistance Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Emperor Shōwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kantarō Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 鈴木 貫太郎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
overseeing Japan’s decision to surrender in 1945
ⓘ
serving as Prime Minister of Japan during the final months of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| officeHeldAsPrimeMinister | Prime Minister of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawEvent |
Japanese acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration
ⓘ
Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Russo-Japanese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Izumi Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Naval General Staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Chamberlain of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Privy Council of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kuniaki Koiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945-04-07 ⓘ |
| successor | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivedAssassinationAttempt | February 26 Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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