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Kamejiro Senaga
瀬長 亀次郎
Senaga being released from prison
Mayor of Naha
In office
January 1957 – November 1957
Preceded byJugo Tōma
Succeeded byTadashi Toei
Personal details
Born(1907-06-10)June 10, 1907
Tomigusuku, Okinawa, Ryukyu Kingdom
DiedOctober 5, 2001(2001-10-05) (aged 94)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Political partyOkinawa People's Party
Japanese Communist Party
SpouseFumi Sensei
Alma materKagoshima University
Kamejiro Senaga (at left, holding book)

Kamejiro Senaga (Japanese: 瀬長 亀次郎, Hepburn: Senaga Kamejirō, June 10, 1907 – October 5, 2001) 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.

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