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Japan’s former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dies aged 101

cde.news desk 29 November 2019, 05:32 · 1 min read

epa08032233 (FILE) - Japanese former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone speaks during a press conference for the 28th Praemium Imperiale award in Tokyo, Japan, 17 October 2016 (reissued 29 November 2019). Japan's NHK television reported on 29 November that Yasuhiro Nakasone died aged 101. He served as Japan's prime minister from 1982 to 1987. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

Japanese former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone speaks during a press conference for the 28th Praemium Imperiale award in Tokyo, Japan, 17 October 2016 (reissued 29 November 2019).

Japan’s NHK television reported on 29 November that Yasuhiro Nakasone died aged 101. He served as Japan’s prime minister from 1982 to 1987.

Via EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

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