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Yasuhiro Nakasone, who passed away recently, was the former PM of which country?
A)
China
B)
Japan
C)
North Korea
D)
South Korea

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Japan


In Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone (101) has passed away at Tokyo on 29th November 2019. He was one of the longest-reigning Prime Ministers and known for his friendship with Ronald Reagan. He also broke an unwritten rule on limiting the annual defence budget to 1% of Gross National Product (GNP). In 1983, he became the first Japanese Premier to officially visit South Korea & mended fences with a country that Japan had brutally colonized from 1910 to 1945.

Published On : July 15, 2021
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