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Also Known As Toshisuke • Kōshaku Itō Hirobumi
Born October 14, 1841 • Japan
Died October 26, 1909 (aged 68) • Harbin • China
Title / Office prime minister (1900-1901), Japan • prime minister (1898), Japan • prime minister (1892-1896), Japan • prime minister (1885-1888), Japan • marquess (1884)
Founder Rikken Seiyūkai
Political Affiliation Rikken Seiyūkai
Role In Meiji Restoration

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