Sunao Sonoda (園田 直, Sonoda Sunao, 11 December 1913 – 2 April 1984) was a leading Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who served as foreign minister and minister of health and welfare. He was called "flying foreign minister" due to his active diplomacy in increasing the role of Japan when he was in office. He was one of the significant figures in normalizing the relations between Japan and China.
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11 December 1913 Amakusa, Japan
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2 April 1984 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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