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*''Japanese'': 台湾総督 ''(Taiwan soutoku)''
*''Japanese'': 台湾総督 ''(Taiwan soutoku)''
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The Governor-General of Taiwan was the chief colonial official in [[Taiwan]], from [[1895]] through 1945. Japan's colonial administration of [[Korea]] was likewise headed by a [[Governor-General of Korea]]. The title might be more literally translated as "general director."
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The Governor-General of Taiwan was the chief colonial official in [[Taiwan]], from [[1895]] through 1945. Japan's colonial administration of [[Colonial Korea|Korea]] was likewise headed by a [[Governor-General of Korea]]. The title might be more literally translated as "general director."
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While the position was in theory opened up to civilian appointees in both Korea and Taiwan after 1919, it was only in Taiwan that any civilians were appointed; in Korea, military men dominated the position throughout the colonial period.<ref>[[Mark Peattie]] and Ramon Myers (eds.), ''The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945'', Princeton University Press (1984), 26.</ref>
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#[[Kodama Gentaro|Kodama Gentarô]]
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#[[Sakuma Samata]]
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#Akashi Motojirô
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==References==
==References==
*Suzuki Eka, "Building Statues of Japanese Governors: Monumental Bronze Sculptures and Colonial Cooperation in Taiwan under Japanese Rule," presentation at 2013 UCSB International Conference on Taiwan Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 7 Dec 2013.
*Suzuki Eka, "Building Statues of Japanese Governors: Monumental Bronze Sculptures and Colonial Cooperation in Taiwan under Japanese Rule," presentation at 2013 UCSB International Conference on Taiwan Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 7 Dec 2013.
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Ranks and Titles]]
[[Category:Ranks and Titles]]