Noboru Takeshita Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Noboru Takeshita, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Japan.

5 records1987–19895 events1 places

Chronological biography

1987

Prime Minister of Japan11 June 1987

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

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

1988

Reform of Taxation1988

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

A 3% consumption tax is instituted

Scandal1988

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

The Recruit scandal throws a shadow over the Government & opposition

1989

Resignation of Noboru Takeshita1989

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

Resigns over the Recruit scandal

Meeting with The Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita2 February 1989

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

President Bush meets the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, after which both leaders sounded upbeat about U.Sese relations

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of Japan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.