Masahide Ōta

Japanese scholar and politician (1925-2017)

Masahide Ota (大田 昌秀, Ōta Masahide, 12 June 1925 – 12 June 2017) was a Japanese academic and politician. He was governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1990 until 1998.[1] He was born in Kumejima, Okinawa.

Ōta on February 17, 1997

Ōta died in Naha, Okinawa on 12 June 2017, his 92nd birthday, from respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.[2][3]

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