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He was born in Aichi prefecture, and educated at Waseda University. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) (LDP), Kaifu ran successfully for the Diet in 1960 and served for thirteen terms. He was education minister before rising to lead the party after the resignations of Takeshita Noboru and Sosuke Uno; he was selected as a "clean" leader. Kaifu became the 76th Prime Minister of Japan in August 1989, but his faction was too small to push through the reforms Kaifu sought, and the continuing repercussions of the Sagawa scandal caused problems. He resigned in February 1991 and was replaced by Kiichi Miyazawa.
In 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an he left the LDP to become head of the newly founded Shinshinto ( New Frontier ) party.
| Preceded by: Sosuke Uno | Prime Minister of JapanThis is a historical list of individuals who have served as Prime Minister of Japan . Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed but not counted: e. while Koizumi Junichiro is the listed as the 56th individual to hold this position, hi 1989–1991 | Succeeded by: Kiichi Miyazawa |
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