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Masayoshi Ohira



Ohira, Masayoshi (1910–80), Japanese prime minister (1978–80). First elected to parliament as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (1952), he held numerous ministerial posts before becoming party leader and prime minister. He was unable to hold together antagonistic factions of his party and died ten days before new parliamentary elections.



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