Word: premier
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Writing in Le Matin, he announced his resignation as a member of the French delegation to the League; and forthwith proceeded to attack its chairman, his onetime chief, Foreign Minister Aristide Briand, a statesman who has been ten times Premier of France...
...Premier Baron Guchi Tanaka is 63; and was, until last week, without an heir. The Baroness Tanaka is still childless, but last week a concubine attached to their household gave birth to a manchild, which Premier Tanaka hastened to recognize as his first and only legitimate son. Soon gladsome friends made the Tanaka mansion buzz with compliments, as they praised the Premier of Japan for taking a step so prudent and timely, in his 63rd year...
...sort of poetic justice Premier Tanaka is himself the son of a poor servant woman who had not even the rank of "honorable concubine" in the household of the onetime feudal lord, Mori. The servant's child displayed such unmistakable quickness and power in mind and body that Lord Mori secured him an appointment to the Military School. Thence he ran through the ranks of officers until, in 1915, Lieutenant General Tanaka was Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff...
Thus imperially favored, General Tanaka became three times War Minister between 1918 and 1923. Two years later he was chosen leader of the Seiyukai party, and amid the national financial crisis of last spring he became Premier (TIME, May 2). All his life Baron Tanaka has had the honorable reputation of being a good fellow. His powerful constitution seems to make only a favorable reaction to quantities of the finer alcoholic beverages; and he is considered one of the most gentlemanly frequenters of geisha houses in Japan...
...Born. To Premier Baron Giichi Tanaka, Premier of Japan...