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Araki was elected mayor of Hiroshima in 1975. In 1976, he protested the air show held in Texas, in which the US Air Force held an imitation of the atomic attack on Hiroshima in the form of a mushroom cloud in the desert.<ref>[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?rid=266661&dt=2082&dl=1345 Text of US diplomatic cable regarding protest over the Texas air show (US government website)]</ref> Being a [[hibakusha]] himself, He helped found the organization [[Mayors for Peace]] in 1982. He also concluded a number of [[Sister City]] agreements with [[Hannover]], [[Germany]] (1983) and [[Chongqing]], [[People's Republic of China]] (1986). |
Araki was elected mayor of Hiroshima in 1975. In 1976, he protested the air show held in Texas, in which the US Air Force held an imitation of the atomic attack on Hiroshima in the form of a mushroom cloud in the desert.<ref>[http://aad.archives.gov/aad/createpdf?rid=266661&dt=2082&dl=1345 Text of US diplomatic cable regarding protest over the Texas air show (US government website)]</ref> Being a [[hibakusha]] himself, He helped found the organization [[Mayors for Peace]] in 1982. He also concluded a number of [[Sister City]] agreements with [[Hannover]], [[Germany]] (1983) and [[Chongqing]], [[People's Republic of China]] (1986). |
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Revision as of 16:02, 19 October 2010
Takeshi Araki (荒木 武, Araki Takeshi, March 4, 1916 – June 17, 1994) was the mayor of Hiroshima from 1975 to 1991.
In April 1947, he was elected as member of the Hiroshima city council, and as member of the Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly in 1951.
Araki was elected mayor of Hiroshima in 1975. In 1976, he protested the air show held in Texas, in which the US Air Force held an imitation of the atomic attack on Hiroshima in the form of a mushroom cloud in the desert.[1] Being a hibakusha himself, He helped found the organization Mayors for Peace in 1982. He also concluded a number of Sister City agreements with Hannover, Germany (1983) and Chongqing, People's Republic of China (1986).
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- "Obituaries - Takeshi Araki; Hiroshima Mayor, 78". The New York Times. June 17, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
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