Daniel Ken Inouye

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:George_Washington_University_Law_School
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bronze_Star_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Honolulu,_Hawaii_Territory,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ken_Inouye
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-12-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Japanese American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Daniel Ken Inouye
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:442nd_Regimental_Combat_Team
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor first Japanese American to serve in the U.S. Senate
first Japanese American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives
highest-ranking Asian American politician in U.S. history at the time of his death
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Oren_E._Long
gptkbp:precededBy_(pro_tempore) gptkb:Robert_Byrd
gptkbp:presidentProTemporeTermEnd 2012-12-17
gptkbp:presidentProTemporeTermStart 2010-06-28
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:servedAs gptkb:President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate
gptkb:Chair_of_the_Senate_Commerce_Committee
gptkb:Chair_of_the_Senate_Indian_Affairs_Committee
gptkb:Chair_of_the_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
gptkb:Chair_of_the_Senate_Watergate_Committee
Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
gptkbp:signature Daniel Inouye Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irene_Hirano
gptkb:Margaret_Shinobu_Awamura
gptkbp:succeededBy_(pro_tempore) gptkb:Patrick_Leahy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Brian_Schatz
gptkbp:termEnd 2012-12-17
gptkbp:termStart 1963-01-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Senator_Daniel_Inouye
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6