Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka (9 November 1840 – 23 August 1900), also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke was a Japanese statesman and leader, who is the 2nd Prime Minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889 and President of the Privy Council from 1894 to 1900.[1]
Kuroda Kiyotaka | |
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| File:Kiyotaka Kuroda formal.jpg | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 31 August 1896 – 18 September 1896 Acting | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi |
| Succeeded by | Matsukata Masayoshi |
| In office 30 April 1888 – 25 October 1889 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi |
| Succeeded by | Sanjō Sanetomi (Acting) |
| President of the Privy Council | |
| In office 17 March 1894 – 23 August 1900 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Succeeded by | Saionji Kinmochi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1840 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain (now Kagoshima, Japan) |
| Died | August 23, 1900 (aged 59) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Signature | Kuroda Kiyotaka's signature |
He was born in 1840 in Satsuma (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture), Japan, and was educated in traditional Confucian philosophy and Japanese literature.
Kuroda Kiyotaka Media
- Nishiki-e painting (a kind of Ukiyo-e in Meiji period) of Kuroda Kiyotaka, with Inoue Kaoru behind him.jpg
Nishiki-e painting of Kuroda Kiyotaka
- Kiyotaka Kuroda 2.jpg
Kiyotaka Kuroda at a young age
- KurodaNagahiro.jpg
Marquess Kuroda Nagahiro of Fukuoka Domain. Kuroda Kiyotaka received supports from Fukuoka Domain which later proved their critical roles in Kuroda's political career.
- Imperial Japanese Navy in Pusan 16 Jan 1876.png
The embassy of Kuroda Kiyotaka, in Pusan, on its way to Ganghwa Island (江華島), Korea, 16 January 1876. There were 2 warships ( Nisshin, Moshun and 3 troop transports of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and one liner for the embassy led by Kuroda.
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kuroda Kiyotaka" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 578 at Google Books.
