Kamejiro Senaga
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 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
- 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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- 1907 births
- 2001 deaths
- Japanese Communist Party politicians
- Japanese prisoners and detainees
- Mayors of places in Okinawa Prefecture
- Members of the House of Representatives (Japan)
- People from Tomigusuku, Okinawa
- Politicians from Okinawa Prefecture
- Prisoners and detainees of the United States military