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Tanaka Giichi

1864 - 1929

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Baron Tanaka Giichi (Japanese: 田中 義一; IPA: [ta̠na̠ka̠ ɡʲiːt͡ɕi]; 22 June 1864 – 29 September 1929) was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929. Born to a samurai family in the Chōshū Domain, Tanaka became an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and rose through the ranks. He served as Minister of the Army under Prime Ministers Hara Takashi and Yamamoto Gonnohyōe. After retiring from active duty he accepted the presidency of the Rikken Seiyūkai, a major conservative party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Tanaka Giichi is the 7,846th most popular politician (down from 5,493rd in 2024), the 666th most popular biography from Japan (down from 379th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tanaka Giichi ranks 7,846 out of 19,576. Before him are Dawoud Rajiha, Nikos Sampson, Aemilia gens, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, and Taur Matan Ruak. After him are Phạm Văn Đồng, Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Idris al-Ma'mun, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, and Jan Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Tanaka Giichi ranks 70. Before him are Peter Deunov, Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, George Albert Smith, Carsten Borchgrevink, Wilhelm Souchon, and Anagarika Dharmapala. After him are Isa Boletini, Arthur Zimmermann, Nikolay Chkheidze, William, Prince of Hohenzollern, F. C. S. Schiller, and Princess Hilda of Nassau. Among people deceased in 1929, Tanaka Giichi ranks 48. Before him are André Messager, La Goulue, Enrico Ferri, Jacek Malczewski, Herman Potočnik, and Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia. After him are Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, Robert Reid, Henri Gervex, Georg von der Marwitz, Asa Griggs Candler, and Aletta Jacobs.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tanaka Giichi ranks 666 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshio Nishina (1890), Teruki Miyamoto (1940), Momoko Kōchi (1932), Emperor Reizei (949), Keisuke Okada (1868), and Masatoshi Nakayama (1913). After him are Tadao Onishi (1943), Hibari Misora (1937), Kazuhisa Kono (1950), Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123), Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556), and Eiji Tsuburaya (1901).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tanaka Giichi ranks 232. Before him are Senjūrō Hayashi (1876), Tokugawa Ietsugu (1709), Enomoto Takeaki (1836), Emperor Horikawa (1079), Emperor Reizei (949), and Keisuke Okada (1868). After him are Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556), Emperor Go-Sanjō (1032), Ii Naomasa (1561), Shigechiyo Izumi (1865), Emperor En'yū (959), and Shintaro Ishihara (1932).

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