Mitsuo Matayoshi | |
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| 又吉光雄 | |
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| Chairman of World Economic Community Party | |
| In office 1997 – June 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1944 Okinawa, Japan |
| Died | July 20, 2018 (aged 74) |
| Political party | World Economic Community Party |
| Education | Chuo University |
Mitsuo Matayoshi (又吉 光雄, Matayoshi Mitsuo, February 5, 1944 – July 20, 2018), also known as Jesus Matayoshi (又吉 イエス, Matayoshi Iesu) or The Only God Matayoshi Jesus Christ (唯一神又吉光雄・イエス・キリスト, Yui'itsu-shin Matayoshi Mitsuo Iesu Kirisuto), was a Japanese political activist known for his perennial candidacy. He was the leader and founder of the World Economic Community Party (世界経済共同体党 (Sekai Keizai Kyōdōtai-tō)).[1]
He was born in Ginowan, Okinawa on February 5, 1944. After graduating from Chuo University in Tokyo in 1968, he moved back to Okinawa and ran a juku, a private school. Matayoshi was trained as a Protestant preacher, and through his religious studies developed a particular concept of Christianity strongly influenced by eschatology. In 1997, he established the World Economic Community Party, a political party based on his conviction that he was God. His concept was both religious and political, a mix of Christian eschatology like Augustine's De civitate Dei ("City of God") and conservative collectivism. He died from kidney cancer on 20 July 2018 in Tokyo, aged 74.[2]
- ^ "From One God to the UFO Party, eccentric election campaigners are out of this world – Mainichi Daily News". Mainichi Daily News. 27 October 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "党元代表逝去のお知らせ". World Economic Community Party. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.