Kiyoshi Hasegawa (admiral)

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Kiyoshi Hasegawa
長谷川 清
Captain Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Feb. 17, 1926
Governor General of Taiwan
In office
27 November 1940 – 30 December 1944
MonarchShōwa
Preceded bySeizō Kobayashi
Succeeded byAndō Rikichi
Personal details
Born(1883-05-07)7 May 1883
Asuwa, Fukui, Japan
Died2 September 1970(1970-09-02) (aged 87)
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
AwardsOrder of the Golden Kite, 1st Class
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1903–1945
Rank Admiral
CommandsNisshin, Nagato
Battles/warsRusso-Japanese War
World War I
World War II

Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川 清, Hasegawa Kiyoshi, 7 May 1883 – 2 September 1970) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 18th Governor-General of Taiwan during most of the Pacific War, serving from December 1940 to December 1944.


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