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Also Known As	LDP • Jiyū-Minshutō • Liberal Democratic Party
Date	1955 - present
Areas Of Involvement	foreign policy • right
Related People	Shinzo Abe • Fumio Kishida • Suga Yoshihide • Shigeru Ishiba • Ozawa Ichirō • Ishihara Shintarō • Asō Tarō • Hatoyama Yukio • Koizumi Junichiro • Hashimoto Ryūtarō • Kishi Nobusuke • Nakasone Yasuhiro • Satō Eisaku • Tanaka Makiko • Tanaka Kakuei

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