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Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the Second World War, Sugihara helped ...
In November 1939, Chiune-Sempo Sugihara, a Japanese career diplomat, was sent to Kovno (Kaunas), then the capital of Lithuania, to serve as Japan's Consul.
Chiune Sugihara

Chiune Sugihara

Japanese diplomat
Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the Second World War, Sugihara helped thousands of Jews flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them so that they could travel... Wikipedia
Born: January 1, 1900, Mino
Died: July 31, 1986 (age 86 years), Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Spouse: Yukiko Kikuchi (m. 1936–1986) and Klaudia Apollonova (m. 1919–1935)
Nationality: Japanese

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