Member of Parliament1947
First Elected to the Japanese Parliament
Historical person
Kakuei Tanaka Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kakuei Tanaka, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Japan.
20 records1947–198316 events3 places
Chronological biography
1947
1957
Minister of Postal Services1957
Appointed Minister of Postal Services & Communications
1962
Minister of Finance1962
Appointed Finance Minister
1964
Minister of International Trade & Industry1964
Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry
1972
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Japan1972
Taiwan severs diplomatic relations with Japan
Diplomatic Meeting at Hawaii1972
Prime Minister Tanaka & President Nixon meet before Tanaka visits China
Prime Minister of Japan1972
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
Recognition of Beijing as the only legal Government in1972
Prime Minister Tanaka & Zhou Enlai meet in China. Apologizes for war crimes & recognizes Beijing as the only legal Government in China
Prime Minister of Japan7 July 1972
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term
Prime Minister of Japan22 December 1972
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term
1974
Crisis1974
Resigns over the Lockheed scandal
Economy of JapanJanuary 1974
Japan suffers its 1st "oil shock" as prices increase 4 fold over 4 months
Resignation of Kakuei Tanaka26 November 1974
Resigns over the Lockheed scandal. Resigns as Prime Minister & Leader of the LDP but keeps his seat in the Diet
1976
Arrest of Kakuei Tanaka27 July 1976
Kept in the Tokyo Detention House & then released on bail. Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners
Scandal27 July 1976
Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners
1977
TrialJanuary 1977
The Tanaka trial opens
1983
Election1983
Wins a record landslide vote in the Niigata Prefecture
Health of Kakuei Tanaka1983
Suffers a stroke & loses power to the Takeshita, Kanemaru & Ozawa faction
TrialOctober 1983
Appeals & s released on bail, refuses to give up seat in Diet
Trial12 October 1983
Sentenced to 4 yrs in prison & a 500 million Yen fine. Convicted of accepting bribes from Lockheed while Prime Minister
Titles and roles
Member of Parliament · Minister of Finance · Minister of International Trade & Industry · Minister of Postal Services · 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.