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Ryōtarō Azuma | |
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東 龍太郎 | |
Governor of Tokyo | |
In office 23 April 1959 – 22 April 1967 | |
Preceded by | Seiichirō Yasui |
Succeeded by | Ryokichi Minobe |
President of Ibaraki University | |
In office 1 October 1953 – 18 September 1958 | |
Preceded by | Kyōhei Suzuki |
Succeeded by | Tadashi Futakata (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Osaka, Japan | January 16, 1893
Died | May 26, 1983 | (aged 90)
Spouse |
Teruko Azuma (m. 1919) |
Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Ryōtarō Azuma (東 龍太郎, Azuma Ryōtarō, January 16, 1893 – May 26, 1983) was a Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1959 to 1967.[1] In 1950, Azuma became a member of the international Olympic Committee (IOC).[2]