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in 1946, but was elected the following year, and thereafter served 11 consecutive terms until he was defeated in 1976. In the Diet, Sasaki was noted for his pro-China and anti-American outlook. Sasaki soon became known as the "sidekick" of JSP heavyweight and future party chairman
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as a disastrous defeat. Although the party only lost 4 seats in the Lower House, expectations had been high, and Sasaki's hard-left radicalism was blamed for the poor showing. He was ousted as party chairman in favor of the more moderate
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