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Kenkichi Yoshizawa

Kenkichi Yoshizawa

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Kenkichi Yoshizawa was a Japanese diplomat in the Empire of Japan, serving as 46th Foreign Minister of Japan in 1932. He was the maternal grandfather of Sadako Ogata, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1991–2001. Wikipedia
Born: January 24, 1874, Joetsu, Niigata, Japan
Died: January 5, 1965 (age 90 years), Japan
Previous office: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan (1932–1932)