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Kenjiro Kitajima

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Kenjiro Kitajima
北島 謙次郎
Governor of the South Seas Mandate
In office
19 September 1936 – 9 April 1940
MonarchHirohito
Preceded byHisao Hayashi
Succeeded byShunsuke Kondo
Personal details
Born(1893-10-05)5 October 1893
Died24 November 1957(1957-11-24) (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

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  1. ^ Pedersen, Susan (2015). The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 412–413. ISBN 9780199730032.
  2. ^ Lebra, Joyce (2010). Japanese-trained Armies in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 81. ISBN 9789814279444.