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Takeshi Araki

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Takeshi Araki shakes hands with Erhard Krack in 1987.

Takeshi Araki (荒木 武, 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. 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).


References

  • "Obituaries - Takeshi Araki; Hiroshima Mayor, 78". The New York Times. June 17, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
Preceded by Mayor of Hiroshima
1975-1991

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