biography
pronunciation:
[yoniy]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1880–1940)
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| biography:
| Japanese naval officer, statesman, and prime minster (1940), born in Iwate Prefecture, N Japan. Educated at the Naval Academy, Etajima, he served in Russia (1915–17). He was commander of the imperial fleet (1936–7), navy minister (1937–9, 1944–5), and was briefly prime minister. |
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