Katsura Tarō

Japanese politician and general of the Imperial Japanese Army who serves as the Prime Minister of Japan

1848 CE to 1913 CE

Prince Katsura Tarō (January 4, 1848 – October 10, 1913) is a Japanese politician and general of the Imperial Japanese Army who serves as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913.

Katsura is a distinguished general of the First Sino-Japanese War and a genrō of the Meiji government who served as Governor-General of Taiwan and Minister of War.

Katsura is appointed Prime Minister in 1901 as a military candidate and positions himself as a conservative outside party politics.

Katsura's first and second premierships oversee several major events in modern Japanese history, including the Russo-Japanese War and the annexation of Korea.

Katsura's third premiership triggers the Taisho Political Crisis, and he resigns three months later after a vote of no confidence.

Katsura is the second-longest serving Prime Minister of Japan, after Shinzō Abe, and serves for 2883 days over his three terms from 1901 to 1913.

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