Kyuichi Tokuda

Kyuichi Tokuda

Portrait of Kyuichi Tokuda (ca. 1952)
Chair of the Japanese Communist Party
In office
1945–1953
Preceded by Toshihiko Sakai
Succeeded by Sanzo Nosaka
Personal details
Born (1894-09-12)September 12, 1894
Okinawa
Died October 14, 1953(1953-10-14) (aged 59)
China
Political party Japanese Communist Party

Kyuichi Tokuda (徳田 球一 Tokuda Kyūichi, September 12, 1894 - October 14, 1953) was a Japanese politician and first chairman of the Japanese Communist Party from 1945 until his death in 1953.

Biography

Kyuichi Tokuda was born in 1894 in Okinawa. He joined the Japanese Communist Party.[1] He was arrested in March 1928. He was released in October 1945.[2]

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References

  1. Milorad M. Drachkovitch (December 1, 1986). Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern. Hoover Institution Press. pp. 472–473.
  2. Milorad M. Drachkovitch (December 1, 1986). Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern. Hoover Institution Press. pp. 472–473.
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