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He was appointed Prime Minister following the sudden death of Masayoshi Ohira, who died of a heart attack during a general election campaign. The sympathy vote generated by Ohira's death resulted in a landslide for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), handing Suzuki the largest parliamentary majority any Prime Minister had enjoyed for many years. He chose not to run for reelection to the presidency of the LDP in 1982, and was succeeded by Yasuhiro NakasoneYasuhiro Nakasone ( Nakasone Yasuhiro b. May 27, 1918) was a Japanese politician and the 71st, 72nd, and 73rd Prime Minister of Japan from November 27, 1982 to November 6, 1987. He was born in Gunma Prefecture and attended Tokyo Imperial University. Durin.
He was born in Iwate PrefectureIwate prefecture ( Iwate prefectural symbol Capital Morioka Region: Tohoku Island: Honshu Area Total % water Ranked 2nd 15,278. 1% Population Total (????) Density Ranked 30th 1,416,180 93/km˛ Districts:12 Municipalities:59 ISO 3166-2:JP-03 Symbols Pref..
| Preceded by: Masayoshi Ohira | 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 1980–1982 | Succeeded by: Yasuhiro NakasoneYasuhiro Nakasone ( Nakasone Yasuhiro b. May 27, 1918) was a Japanese politician and the 71st, 72nd, and 73rd Prime Minister of Japan from November 27, 1982 to November 6, 1987. He was born in Gunma Prefecture and attended Tokyo Imperial University. Durin |