Takeo Fukuda

Takeo Fukuda (福田 赳夫 Fukuda Takeo January 14, 1905–July 5, 1995) was a Japanese politician and the 67th Prime Minister of Japan from December 24, 1976 to December 7, 1978. Image File history File links Takeo Fukuda(1905-1995) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Takeo Fukuda(1905-1995) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

He was born in Gunma Prefecture and attended Tokyo Imperial University. Before and during World War II, he served as a bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry and as Chief Cabinet Secretary. After the war, he directed Japan's general accounting office. Gunma Prefecture (or Gumma) (群馬県; Gunma-ken) is located in the Kanto region on Honshu island, Japan. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... In Japan, the Chief Cabinet Secretary (内閣官房長官: Naikaku kanbô chôkan) is a Minister of State charged with directing the Cabinet Secretariat. ...

In 1952, Fukuda was elected to the House of Representatives representing the third district of Gumma. He was elected party secretary in 1957 and served as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (1959-69), Minister of Finance (1969-71), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1971-73), and Director of the Economic Planning Agency (1974-76). He was a candidate for prime minister in 1972 but lost to Kakuei Tanaka. 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Tanaka shook hands with his similarly-embattled contemporary, U.S. President Richard Nixon, during a Washington visit in July of 1973. ...

Fukuda traveled to Washington in 1977 to meet U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

He took over the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from Takeo Miki after the party's poor showing in the 1976 election. It remained in office, but relied on the support of minor parties to maintain a parliamentary majority. Fukuda drew international criticism when he caved in to the demands of a group of terrorists who hijacked Japan Airlines Flight 472, saying "Jinmei wa chikyû yori omoi (Human life is more important than the world)." Takeo Fukuda and Jimmy Carter in Washington, March 1977. ... Takeo Fukuda and Jimmy Carter in Washington, March 1977. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), also known as JiyÅ« Minshutō (自由民主党, more often abbreviated to Jimin-tō 自民党) as of 2004, is the largest Japanese political party. ... Takeo Miki (三木 武夫 Miki Takeo March 17, 1907–November 4, 1988) was a Japanese politician and the 66th Prime Minister of Japan. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Japan Airlines Flight 472 was hijacked by the Japanese Red Army on September 28, 1977. ...

In an effort to end the LDP's faction system, Fukuda introduced primary elections within the party. Ironically, in the first primary towards the end of 1978, he was beaten by Masayoshi Ohira for the presidency of the LDP, and forced to resign as Prime Minister. A primary election is an election in which registered voters in a jurisdiction select a political partys candidate for a later election (nominating primary). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Masayoshi Ōhira (大平 正芳 Ōhira Masayoshi March 12, 1910–June 12, 1980) was a Japanese politician and the 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan from December 7, 1978 to June 12, 1980. ...

Fukuda was later instrumental in the formation of the Inter Action Council. He retired from politics in 1990 and died in 1995. His eldest son, Yasuo Fukuda, is also an active political figure. The Inter Action Council is a group of former heads of government who meet periodically to discuss world issues. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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