Shigetada Morishita
Shigetada Morishita (森下 重格 Morishita Shigetada) was the Interim Mayor of Hiroshima from August 7 to October 22, 1945.
Served as vice mayor of Hiroshima under mayor Senkichi Awaya prior to the atomic destruction of his city. He was appointed acting mayor following the death of the previous mayor Senkichi Awaya in the atomic attack on Hiroshima.[1] He remained acting mayor for a brief period, until Shichirō Kihara was nominated mayor of Hiroshima.[2]
| Preceded by Senkichi Awaya |
Mayor of Hiroshima August – October 1945 |
Succeeded by Shichirō Kihara |
Further reading
- City of Hiroshima, ed. (1971), 広島原爆戦災誌 (PDF) (in Japanese) 3, City of Hiroshima, retrieved 5 August 2011
Notes
- ↑ City of Hiroshima 1971, p. 59
- ↑ City of Hiroshima 1971, p. 63
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