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	September 12, 1894 Okinawa
Died	October 14, 1953 (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 until October 1945.^[2]

Works

• Eighteen Years in Prison (Gokuchu juhachi-nen) by Kyuichi Tokuda and Yoshio Shiga. Published by the Japanese Communist Party Party in 1948.
• Appeal to the People

See also

• Japanese dissidence during the Shōwa period
• Mountain Village Operation Unit

Further Reading

• Mark Gayn (Dec 15, 1989). Japan Diary. Tuttle Publishing.
• Frédéric, Louis (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press.

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.

External links

• Kyuichi Tokuda at Find a Grave
• Tokuda, Kyuichi | Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures at the National Diet Library
• Fuchu Prison Exterior Shiga Yoshio previous release 球一 Tokuda 球一 addressed Tokuda (in Japanese). Wazee Digital Commerce. 10 October 1945.
• Fuchu Prison inmate Kyuichi Tokuda expresses joy at his release while former inmate Tosaji Obara, finance director of the Japan Holiness Church, says his religious beliefs were suppressed while he was incarcerated. (in Japanese). NHK. 7 November 1945.
• Leader of the Japanese Communist Party Kyuichi Tokuda appeals for the democratization of Japan. (in Japanese). NHK. November 22, 1945.
• "JAPAN: Red Schism". Time. 8 May 1950.
• "PRESSURE FROM LEFT INCREASES IN JAPAN". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Jul 21, 1948.
• "Assassin Hits Japanese Red". Eugene Register-Guard. Jul 20, 1948.
• "Leaders of Japan Communist Party". The Age. Jun 6, 1950.
• "MacArthur Defies Assassin's Plot". The Milwaukee Sentinel. May 1, 1946.
• "REMOVE HIROHITO IS CRY OF FREED JAP COMMUNISTS". Toronto Daily Star. Oct 10, 1945.
• "CHANGES IN JAPAN". Kalgoorie Miner. Oct 12, 1945.
• "Japanese Reds Enjoy Freedom For First Time". Berkeley Daily Gazette. Dec 15, 1945.
• "Japanese Diet Called Farce". The Tuscaloosa News. Oct 5, 1945.
• "BAN FREEDOM FOR JAP REDS". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Oct 3, 1945.
• "Nippon Communists March Through Allied-Ruled Tokyo, Ask Removal of Jap Emperor". The Bulletin. Oct 10, 1945.
• "Red Parliament Members Fight Purge in Japan". The Owosso Argus-Press. Jun 8, 1950.
• "COMMUNISTS SAY BLOOD WILL FLOW IN JAPAN". The Evening Advocate. Oct 4, 1945.
• "EMACIATED INTELLECTUALS LEAVE PRISON CAMPS". The Age. Oct 10, 1945.