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Election

Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1983–1998Date range
4Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1983

Yasuhiro Nakasone1983

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The LDP loses its majority in the lower house

1990

Toshiki Kaifu19 February 1990

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The Liberal Democrat Party wins the election

1993

Kichi Miyazawa1993

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The LDP fails to win a majority & loses power for the 1st time in 38 years

Kichi Miyazawa1993

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The Liberal-Democrats are voted out of office for the 1st time in 38 years

1998

Ryutaro Hashimoto1998

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure

Names involved

Kichi MiyazawaRyutaro HashimotoToshiki KaifuYasuhiro Nakasone

Provenance

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