Kazushige Ugaki
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Kazushige Ugaki | |
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宇垣 一成 | |
Emperor Hirohito | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Giichi Tanaka |
| Succeeded by | Yoshinori Shirakawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1868 General |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War |
Kazushige Ugaki (宇垣 一成, Ugaki Kazushige, 9 August 1868 – 30 April 1956) was a Japanese general in the
Biography
Military career
Ugaki was the fifth son of an impoverished farming family in Ochi village,
Army Minister and Governor-General of Korea
In January 1924, Ugaki was appointed
Ugaki's first term as Governor-General of Korea was only until December 1927.
In 1929, Ugaki was promoted to full
During his second period in Korea, from June 1931 to August 1936, Ugaki made concentrated efforts to build up the industrial base in the Korean peninsula, especially in the areas of heavy industry and munitions, which he felt would be invaluable in an upcoming war with China, which he considered unavoidable in the near future.[2] He also promoted a policy of reconciliation which was in stark contrast to the more repressive regimes before and after his administration.
Almost Prime Minister
Recalled to Japan after the fall of the
The Imperial Japanese Army's ability to control the formation of a government by means of withholding nomination of a cabinet minister was a staggering blow to the evolution of
Subsequent career
In May 1938, Ugaki accepted the post of
In 1944, Ugaki left politics and accepted the post of president of Takushoku University, which he held throughout the remainder of the war years. He was the center of a movement which supported a quick end to World War II, and from 1943 was active in efforts to oust Prime Minister Hideki Tojo from office.
After
In 1953, Ugaki ran for public office on a national ticket and was elected to the
Decorations
- 1902 –
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th class[5] - 1906 –
Order of the Golden Kite, 4th class - 1915 –
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class[6] - 1918 –
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class[7] - 1920 –
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class[8] - 1924 –
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure - 1927 –
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
References
- ISBN 0-06-093130-2.
- Humphreys, Leonard (1995). The Way of the Heavenly Sword: The Japanese Army in the 1920s. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2375-3.
- Pratt, Keith (2007). Everlasting Flower: A History of Korea. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-335-2.
- ISBN 0-8129-6858-1.
- Ugaki, Kazushige (1934). The Bright Future for Chosen. Signs of The Times Publishing House. ASIN: B00088BOP4.
External links
- National Diet Library. "Ugaki Kazushige". Portraits of Modern Historical Figures.
- National Diet Library. "Japanese Times on Ugaki's bid for Prime Minister".
- Wendel, Marcus. "Governor-General of Korea". Axis History Database.
- Newspaper clippings about Kazushige Ugaki in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
