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南洋庁
Mandate of the South Seas Islands

Mandate of ‌Imperial Japan
1920–1947
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Location of South Pacific Mandate
Location of South Pacific Mandate
Capital Koror
Status Mandate
Head of State
- 1920-1926 Emperor Yoshihito
- 1926-1947 Emperor Hirohito
Governor
- 1920-1923 Toshiro Tezuka
- 1923-1931 Gosuke Yokota
- 1931 Mitsusada Horiguchi
- 1931-1932 Kazuo Tawara
- 1932-1933 Masayuki Matsuda
- 1933-Error Hisao Hayashi
Head of Civil Affairs Bureau
- 1920-1918 Toshiro Tezuka
History
June 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles
December 17, 1920 League of Nations mandate established
April 1, 1922 South Seas Agency created
March 27, 1933 Japan withdraws from the League of Nations
January 1, 1935 Annexed by Japan
September 15, 1944 U.S. occupation
July 18, 1947 Japanese mandate formally revoked
July 18, 1947 United Nations Trust Territory established
Currency Yen
 German New Guinea Pacific Islands 
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The Mandate of the South Seas Islands (1922-1947) was a League of Nations mandate in Micronesia, governed by Imperial Japan.


Head of State

  • Emperor Yoshihito () (December 17, 1920 - December 25, 1926)
  • Emperor Hirohito () (December 25, 1926 - July 18, 1947)

Governor

  • Toshiro Tezuka () (December 17, 1920 - April 4, 1923)
  • Gosuke Yokota () (April 4, 1923 - October 11, 1931)
  • Mitsusada Horiguchi () (October 11, 1931 - November 21, 1931)
  • Kazuo Tawara () (November 21, 1931 - February 5, 1932)
  • Masayuki Matsuda () (February 5, 1932 - August 4, 1933)
  • Hisao Hayashi () (August 4, 1933 - Sepember 19, 1936)
  • Kenjiro Kitajima () (Sepember 19, 1936 - April 9, 1940)
  • Shunsuke Kondo () (April 9, 1940 - November 5, 1943)
  • Ishiro Hosokaya () (November 5, 1943 - February 2, 1944)

Head of Civil Affairs Bureau

  • Toshiro Tezuka () (December 17, 1920 - July 1, 1918)

Nation

Micronesian Polities

Neighbouring Nations

References


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