Sadao Yamahana

Sadao Yamahana (山花 貞夫, Yamahana Sadao, 26 February 1936 – 14 July 1999)[1] was a member and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDP). He was the chairman from January 1993 to September 1993.[2]

Sadao Yamahana
山花 貞夫
Leader of the Opposition
In office
19 January 1993 – 9 August 1993
Prime MinisterKiichi Miyazawa
Preceded byMakoto Tanabe
Succeeded byYōhei Kōno
Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Japan
In office
19 January 1993 – 25 September 1993
Preceded byMakoto Tanabe
Succeeded byTomiichi Murayama
Personal details
Born(1936-02-26)26 February 1936
Tokyo, Japan
Died14 July 1999(1999-07-14) (aged 63)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partySocial Democratic Party of Japan
OccupationPolitician

In late 1994, he formed his own faction in the SDP called the New Democratic Union. In early 1995, he then formed a new party called Democratic League—Democratic New Party Club. But, after the Kobe earthquake and the Tokyo subway attack in 1995, the party disbanded.[3]

His son, Ikuo Yamahana is a current member of the House of Representatives.

References
  1. https://kotobank.jp/word/山花貞夫-169936
  2. Preston, Ian (2001). A Political Chronology of Central, South and East Asia. Psychology Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-85743-114-8.
  3. Lansford, Tom (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. p. 3,135. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.


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