Kenjiro Kitajima
Appearance
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Kenjiro Kitajima | |
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北島 謙次郎 | |
| Governor of the South Seas Mandate | |
| In office 19 September 1936 – 9 April 1940 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Hisao Hayashi |
| Succeeded by | Shunsuke Kondo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1893 |
| Died | 24 November 1957 (aged 64) |
| Tokyo Imperial University | |
Kenjiro Kitajima (Japanese: 北島謙次郎; 5 October 1893 – 24 November 1957) was a Japanese government official who was Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1936 to 1940.[1] He was Deputy Minister of Colonial Affairs in 1940.[2] He was from Saga Prefecture and graduated from Tokyo Imperial University.
References
[edit]- ^ Pedersen, Susan (2015). The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 412–413. ISBN 9780199730032.
- ^ Lebra, Joyce (2010). Japanese-trained Armies in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 81. ISBN 9789814279444.