Uno Sōsuke
Uno Sōsuke ( Japanese 宇 野 宗佑 ; born August 27, 1922 in Moriyama (Shiga) ; † May 19, 1998 ) was a Japanese LDP politician.
From 1987 to 1989 he was his country's foreign minister. On June 3, 1989, he succeeded Takeshita Noboru, who had resigned due to the recruit scandal , as the 47th Prime Minister of Japan . He resigned as early as August 10, 1989 after a geisha went public with details about a sexual relationship and the LDP had suffered heavy losses in the Sangiin election in 1989 , he resigned and was replaced by Kaifu Toshiki on August 10, 1989 replaced as prime minister.
See also
Web links
Commons : Uno Sōsuke - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Obituary: Sosuke Uno , obituary by Paul Carter in the Independent , May 20, 1998
- Died: Sosuke Uno , message in the Spiegel , No. 22, May 25, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ Embarrassing premier search in Japan . In: Der Spiegel . No. 23 , 1989, pp. 152 f . ( online ).
- ↑ Brief portrait: Potatoes under control . In: The time . No. 24, June 9, 1989
- ↑ A prostitute makes politics . In: The time . No. 26, June 23, 1989
- ↑ Japan's UN - Man without Morals? In: Der Spiegel . No. 27 , 1989, pp. 112 f . ( online ).
- ↑ Matthias Naß: Anger over Nippon's old men . In: The time . No. 31, July 28, 1989
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SURNAME | Uno, Sōsuke |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 宇 野 宗佑 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 47th Prime Minister of Japan |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1922 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moriyama (Shiga) |
DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1998 |