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Admiral Suzuki Kantaro (鈴木 貫太郎
December 24,
1867 -
April 17,
1948) was the 42nd
Prime Minister of
Japan from
April 7,
1945 to
August 17,
1945. He was Vice Minister of the Navy during
World War I, then fleet commander, then Chief of Naval General Staff
from 1925 to 1929. He narrowly escaped assassination in the
February 26 Incident. He retired from the navy in 1937.
As Vice Chairman (later Chairman) of Councilors of Court during
World War II, Suzuki was opposed to Japan's war with the United
States. As prime minister, he contributed to the final peace negotiations
with the Allies, and helped to persuade
Hirohito to accept the surrender terms of the
Potsdam Declaration. Suzuki died of natural causes after the war.
He was born in
Osaka prefecture.
Preceded by:
Koiso Kuniaki |
Prime ministers of Japan |
Succeeded by:
Higashikuni Naruhiko |
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