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| | A short history of Japan |
 | | Wakatsuki Reijiro of the Kenseikai becomes prime minister in 1926 and Tanaka Giichi of Ruikken Seiyukai in 1927. |
 | | The Tanaka government is followed in 1929 by a cabinet led by Hamaguchi Osachi, the leader of the liberal Rikken Minsei-to (Constitutional People's Party, the successor of the Kenseikai). |
 | | Among them are Kiski Nobusuke (1957-1960), Ikeda Hayato (1960-1964), Sato Eisaku (1964-1972), Tanaka Kakuei (1972-1974), Miki Takeo (1974-1976), Fykuda Takeo), Ohira Masayoshi (1978-1980), Suzuki Zenko (1980-1982), Naksone Yasuhiro (1982-1987), Takeshita Noboru (1987-1989), Kaifu Toshiki (1989-1991) and Miyazwa Kiichi (1991-1993). |
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