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Ikeda, Hayato (1899–1965)| Japanese politician and economist, prime minister 1960–64. He introduced an ‘income doubling policy’ of economic growth and higher living standards. He was a supporter of the US–Japan Security Treaty of 1960, and developed a low-key style in international relations during the post-war recovery period. |
| Educated in Kyoto, he became finance minister of the Liberal (Conservative) Party in 1949. |
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