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Post-Surrender Government

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945

Naruhiko Higashikuni17 August 1945

Tokyo · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Higashikuni becomes prime minister and leads the first Japanese government formed after the surrender announcement.

Names involved

Naruhiko Higashikuni

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