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Hitoshi Ashida

1887 - 1959

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Hitoshi Ashida (芦田 均, Ashida Hitoshi; 15 November 1887 – 20 June 1959) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1948. He was a prominent figure in the immediate postwar political landscape, but was forced to resign his leadership responsibilities after a corruption scandal (Shōwa Denkō Jiken) targeting two of his cabinet ministers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Hitoshi Ashida is the 6,964th most popular politician (up from 7,777th in 2024), the 572nd most popular biography from Japan (up from 616th in 2019) and the 200th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hitoshi Ashida ranks 6,964 out of 19,576. Before him are Ang Duong, Narai, Piet de Jong, Vseslav of Polotsk, Bjarni Benediktsson, and Faustina. After him are Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Han Seung-soo, Cunipert, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, and Emperor Yizong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Hitoshi Ashida ranks 83. Before him are Hugo Steinhaus, Raoul Walsh, Simko Shikak, Vasily Chapayev, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, and Kazimierz Fajans. After him are Friedrich Zander, François Faber, George, Crown Prince of Serbia, Korechika Anami, Josef Lada, and Avery Brundage. Among people deceased in 1959, Hitoshi Ashida ranks 51. Before him are Olga Knipper, Barthélemy Boganda, Zhang Jinghui, Grock, Elias, Duke of Parma, and Edvard Eriksen. After him are Ethel Barrymore, George Albert Smith, George Antheil, Irakli Tsereteli, Eugene Meyer, and Imre Schlosser.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hitoshi Ashida ranks 572 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Konoe (1139), Ichiro Hosotani (1946), Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), Tokutaro Ukon (1913), Yōsuke Matsuoka (1880), and Yoshio Kikugawa (1944). After him are Takeo Kurita (1889), Katsuhiro Otomo (1954), Hidetoshi Nakata (1977), Yosano Akiko (1878), Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937), and Hideyo Noguchi (1876).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Hitoshi Ashida ranks 200. Before him are Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840), Emperor Shirakawa (1053), Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536), Emperor Konoe (1139), Mitsumasa Yonai (1880), and Yōsuke Matsuoka (1880). After him are Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937), Saitō Makoto (1858), Rei Kawakubo (1942), Masayoshi Ōhira (1910), Tsutomu Hata (1935), and Emperor Murakami (926).

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