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Kakuei Tanaka
History of Japan

              


1947
Election
First Elected to the Japanese Parliament
1957
Minister of Postal Services
Appointed Minister of Postal Services & Communications
1962
Minister of Finance
Appointed Finance Minister
1964
Minister of Trade
Appointed Minister of international trade & industry
1972
Diplomacy
Apologizes for war crimes & recognizes Beijing as the only legal government in China
Hawaii Prime Minister Tanaka & President Nixon meet before Tanaka visits China
Prime Minister Tanaka & Zhou Enlai meet in China
Tawain Taiwan severs diplomatic relations with Japan
1972
Prime Minister
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
7th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term
22nd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term
1974
Crisis
Tokyo Resigns over the Lockheed scandal
1974
Economy
Jan Japan suffers its 1st "oil shock" as prices increase 4 fold over 4 months
1974
Resignation
26th Nov Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister & Leader of the LDP but keeps his seat in the Diet
26th Nov Tokyo Resigns over the Lockheed scandal
1976
Arrest
27th July Tokyo Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners
27th July Tokyo Kept in the Tokyo Detention House & then released on bail
1976
Scandal
27th July Tokyo Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners
1977
Trial
Jan Tokyo The Tanaka trial opens
1983
Election
Wins a record landslide vote in the Niigata Prefecture
1983
Health
Tokyo Suffers a stroke & loses power to the Takeshita, Kanemaru & Ozawa faction
1983
Trial
Oct Tokyo Appeals & s released on bail, refuses to give up seat in Diet
12th Oct Tokyo Convicted of accepting bribes from Lockheed while Prime Minister
12th Oct Tokyo Sentenced to 4 yrs in prison & a 500 million Yen fine

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