Rikichi Andō
Japanese officer, war criminal (1884–1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rikichi Andō (安藤 利吉, Andō Rikichi, 3 April 1884 – 19 April 1946) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 19th and final Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from 30 December 1944 to October 1945.
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Rikichi Andō | |
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Governor General of Taiwan | |
In office 30 December 1944 – 25 October 1945 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Preceded by | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
Succeeded by | Chen Yi (as Chief Executive of Taiwan Province) |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 April 1884 Miyagi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
Died | 19 April 1946(1946-04-19) (aged 62) Tilanqiao Prison, Shanghai, Republic of China |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1904–1945 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Twenty-First Army Southern China Area Army Taiwan Army of Japan Tenth Area Army |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War |
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