Yamamoto Gonnohyōe

Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
山本 権兵衛
Prime Minister of Japan
In office
2 September 1923 – 7 January 1924
MonarchTaishō
RegentHirohito
Preceded byKatō Tomosaburō
Uchida Kōsai (acting)
Succeeded byKiyoura Keigo
In office
20 February 1913 – 16 April 1914
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byKatsura Tarō
Succeeded byŌkuma Shigenobu
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
2 September 1923 – 19 September 1923
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byUchida Kōsai
Succeeded byIjūin Hikokichi
Minister of the Navy
In office
8 November 1898 – 7 January 1906
Prime MinisterYamagata Aritomo
Itō Hirobumi
Katsura Tarō
Preceded bySaigō Jūdō
Succeeded bySaitō Makoto
Personal details
BornYamamoto Gonbē
(1852-11-26)26 November 1852
Kagoshima, Satsuma, Japan
Died8 December 1933 (aged 81)
Takanawa, Tokyo, Japan
Cause of deathBenign prostatic hyperplasia
Resting placeAoyama Cemetery
PartyIndependent
Spouse
Yamamoto Tokiko
(m. 1878; died 1933)
Alma materImperial Japanese Naval Academy
AwardsOrder of the Chrysanthemum (Collar and Grand Cordon)
Order of the Golden Kite (1st class)
Order of St Michael and St George (Honorary Knight Grand Cross)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/serviceImperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1874–1914
RankAdmiral
Battles/warsBoshin War
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
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Count Yamamoto Gonbē GCMG, also called Gonnohyōe (山本 権兵衛, Yamamoto Gonbee/Gonnohyōe; 26 November 1852 – 8 December 1933), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and twice Prime Minister of Japan from 1913 to 1914 and again from 1923 to 1924.