Ōkuma Shigenobu

Marquess  was a Japanese politician who was the Prime Minister in 1898, and from 1914 to 1916. He founded the political party Rikken Kaishintō. He is also the founder of Waseda University.

References

Other websites
 Yomiuri Shimbun:  Less than 30% of primary school students in Japan know historical significance of Ōkuma , 2008.
Photograph of Rabindranath Tagore and Count Okuma in Japan in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

Category:1838 births
Category:1922 deaths
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Category:People from Saga Prefecture
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