Kamejiro Senaga
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Kamejiro Senaga | |
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瀬長 亀次郎 | |
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| Mayor of Naha | |
| In office January 1957 – November 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Jugo Tōma |
| Succeeded by | Tadashi Toei |
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| Born | June 10, 1907 Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Ryukyu Kingdom |
| Died | October 5, 2001 (aged 94) Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Political party | Okinawa People's Party Japanese Communist Party |
| Spouse | Fumi Sensei |
| Alma mater | Kagoshima University |
Kamejiro Senaga (Japanese: 瀬長 亀次郎, Hepburn: Senaga Kamejirō, June 10, 1907 – October 5, 2001) was a politician, journalist, also Mayor of Naha city. Senaga was an outspoken critic of American oppression on Okinawa and was imprisoned by American military authorities for sheltering Communists. He was a mayor in Naha and a prominent political figure during the American occupation of Okinawa. However, he was removed when military authorities arbitrarily changed Okinawan election ordinances. Senaga was a strong advocate for the reversion of Okinawa, which was initially opposed by the American military. Later, he served as a representative of the Japanese Communist Party in the Diet, in the House of Representatives, before retiring from politics in 1990.
References
[edit]- Cary, James (1963). Japan Today: Reluctant ally. New York: Praeger.
- http://two--plus--two.blogspot.com/2007/10/anti-us-okinawa-activist-senagas-prison.html (accessed 2 Dec. 2007)
- U.S. News & World Report (1957). Red mayor on key U.S. Base
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