Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japanese diplomat and politician (1887–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mamoru Shigemitsu (重光 葵, Shigemitsu Mamoru, July 29, 1887 – January 26, 1957) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three times during and after World War II and as Deputy Prime Minister. As a civilian plenipotentiary representing the Japanese government, Shigemitsu cosigned the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
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Mamoru Shigemitsu | |
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重光 葵 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office December 10, 1954 – December 23, 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Taketora Ogata |
Succeeded by | Mitsujiro Ishii |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office December 10, 1954 – December 23, 1956 | |
Prime Minister | Ichirō Hatoyama |
Preceded by | Katsuo Okazaki |
Succeeded by | Nobusuke Kishi |
In office August 17, 1945 – September 15, 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Naruhiko Higashikuni |
Preceded by | Shigenori Togo |
Succeeded by | Shigeru Yoshida |
In office April 20, 1943 – April 7, 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Hideki Tojo |
Preceded by | Masayuki Tani |
Succeeded by | Shigenori Togo |
Personal details | |
Born | July 29, 1887 Bungo-ōno, Ōita, Empire of Japan |
Died | January 26, 1957(1957-01-26) (aged 69) Yugawara, Kanagawa, Japan |
Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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