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Yasuhiro Nakasone Biography and Timeline

Follow Yasuhiro Nakasone through 16 dated historical records for Japan.

Yasuhiro Nakasone, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

16Distinct records
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1917–1987Years on this page

1917

Birth of Nakasone

Gumma · Politics / Liberal-Democratic Party

Birth of Nakasone

1947

Diet

Member of Diet · Tokyo · Government / Coalition Government

Appointed Member of Diet

1967

Minister of Transport

Minister of Transport · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Minister of Transport

Role range: 1964-1972 – 1967-1968

1970

Director General

Director General DA · Tokyo · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Director General of the Defence Agency

Role range: 1964-1972 – 1970-1971

1971

Minister of International Trade & Industry

Minister of International Trade & Industry · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry

Role range: 1964-1972 – 1971-1972

1974

Secretary General of Liberal-Democratic Party

Secretary General of Liberal-Democratic Party · Politics / Liberal-Democratic Party

Appointed Secretary General of the Liberal-Democratic Party

Role range: 1974-1976

1982

Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term

Role range: 1982-1987 – 1982-1987

1983

Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term

Role range: 1982-1987 – 1982-1987

Election

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The LDP loses its majority in the lower house

Role range: 1982-1987 – 1982-1987

Government

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The LDP & Nakasone form a coalition with the New Liberal Club

Role range: 1982-1987

1984

Privatization

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Japan moves to end Government ownership of the telephone service

Role range: 1982-1987

1985

Economy of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products

Role range: 1982-1987

Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products

Role range: 1982-1987

Economy of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The Yen is revalued

Role range: 1982-1987

1986

Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term

Role range: 1982-1987 – 1982-1987

1987

Resignation of Yasuhiro Nakasone

Prime Minister of Japan · Tokyo · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Forced to resign after the Recruit Scandal

Role range: 1982-1987 – 1982-1987

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.