was a Japanese politician who was the 5th President of the

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from 1945 to 1946, and mayor of

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from 1951 to 1959.

Biography

Hiranuma was born in Yokohama on February 25, 1879. He studied at

Keio University , abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...

. He died in

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on February 13, 1959. , - , - , - , - , -

References

* 慶應義塾史跡めぐりスポーツの父平沼亮三 - 慶應義塾月刊三田評論ホームページ 2010年6月5日閲覧。 1879 births 1959 deaths Members of the Japanese Olympic Committee Japanese businesspeople Politicians from Yokohama Japanese sportsperson-politicians {{Japan-sport-bio-stub