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Jul 29, 1937 Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan Died on 01 Jul 2006 (aged 68)
82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan
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About Ryutaro Hashimoto
- Ryutaro Hashimoto (?? ???, Hashimoto Ryutaro, 29 July 1937 – 1 July 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998.
- He was the leader of one of the largest factions within the ruling LDP through most of the 1990s and remained a powerful back-room player in Japanese politics until scandal forced him to resign his leadership position in 2004.
- Disgraced, he chose not to stand in the general election of 2005, and effectively retired from politics.
- He died on 1 July 2006 at a Tokyo hospital.
