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Ōkuma Shigenobu
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Ōkuma Shigenobu

Founder · Waseda University · born March 11, 1838 · died 1922

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Marquess Ōkuma Shigenobu was a Japanese statesman who was a leading figure in the Meiji and Taishō eras of Japan, serving as Prime Minister in 1898, and from 1914 to 1916.

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  1. ~44Founded Waseda University1882
  2. 60Became Prime Minister of JapanJune 30, 1898

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