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Shidehara Kijuro

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Shidehara Kijûrô (幣原 喜重郎 August 11,1872 - March 10,1951) was the 44th Prime Minister from October 9,1945 to May 22,1946. He was a baron before the abolition of the Japanese peerage system.

He was born in Osaka.

Preceded by:
Higashikuni Naruhiko
Prime ministers of Japan Succeeded by:
Yoshida Shigeru