Akira Watanabe (Scouting)
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Akira Watanabe | |
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渡辺昭 | |
 Commemorative plaque dedicated by Akira Watanabe, stating that Tenjinhama is the site of the first Boy Scouts of Japan camping trip attended by the Imperial Family | |
| Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan | |
| In office 1974–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Saburō Matsukata |
| Succeeded by | Shōichi Saba |
Akira Watanabe (渡辺昭) (December 25, 1901 – July 23, 2005) was the seventh National President of the
World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.[1]
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In 1977, Watanabe was awarded the 124th
World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 26th World Scout Conference.[2] In 1979 he also received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[3]
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Recipients from Japan". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ^ 䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本連盟 きじ章受章者 [Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan] (PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 2014-05-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-11.
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