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  2. List of countries by date of transition to a republican ...

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    The regency became a de faco independent military republic, with power initially concentrated in the Agha, who served as the president of the diwan. From 1671 onward, authority was vested in the Dey of Algiers. [2] [3] United States: 4 March 1789: The present U.S. constitution became effective, establishing the current U.S. government. [4] France

  3. Politics of Japan - Wikipedia

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    However, the politics of Japan have primarily been dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 1955, with the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) playing an important role as the opposition several times. The DPJ was the ruling party from 2009 to 2012 with the LDP as the opposition.

  4. Category:Republicanism in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Republicanism in Japan" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aki no Arashi;

  5. Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) - Wikipedia

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    Launching convention, 15 November 1955. The LDP was formed in 1955 [19] as a merger between two of Japan's political parties, the Liberal Party (自由党, Jiyutō, 1950–1955, led by Taketora Ogata) and the Japan Democratic Party (日本民主党, Nihon Minshutō, 1954–1955, led by Ichirō Hatoyama), both conservative parties, as a united front against the then popular Japan Socialist ...

  6. 1955 System - Wikipedia

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    The National Diet Building. The 1955 system (55年体制), also known as the one-and-a-half party system, is a term used by scholars to describe the dominant-party system that has existed in Japan since 1955, in which the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has successfully held by itself or in coalition with Komeito (since 1999) a majority government nearly uninterrupted, [1] [2] with opposition ...

  7. Timeline of Japanese history - Wikipedia

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    For the first time, regional dominance in East Asia shifted from China to Japan. Korea became a vassal state of Japan. 29 May: Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) 1896: 15 June: Sanriku earthquake kills 22,066 people. 1902: 30 January: Russo-Japanese War: Japan became the first Asian nation to sign a mutual defense pact with a European nation ...

  8. List of political parties in Japan - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, any organization that supports a candidate needs to register itself as a political party.Each of these parties have some local or national influence. [1] This article lists political parties in Japan with representation in the National Diet, either in the House of Representatives (lower house) or in the House of Councillors (upper house).

  9. Conservatism in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Conservatism in Japan (Japanese: 保守主義, romanized: hoshu shugi) is the dominant ideology of the country's post-war politics, notably through the establishment of the "1955 System" under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Since its inception in 1955, the LDP has been a dominant force in Japanese politics, embodying the party's ...