Masahide Ōta
Masahide Ōta | |
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大田 昌秀 | |
Ōta in 1997 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| In office 30 July 2001 – 29 July 2007 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Governor of Okinawa Prefecture | |
| In office 10 December 1990 – 9 December 1998 | |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Junji Nishime |
| Succeeded by | Keiichi Inamine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1925 |
| Died | 12 June 2017 (aged 92) Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Party | Social Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (1990–2001) |
| Alma mater | Waseda University Syracuse University |
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Masahide Ōta (大田 昌秀, Ōta Masahide; 12 June 1925 – 12 June 2017) was a Japanese academic and politician who served as the governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 1990 until 1998. After starting his career as a professor at the University of the Ryūkyūs, he wrote books in English and Japanese, mostly about the Battle of Okinawa and Japan–United States bilateral relations following World War II. After his retirement as professor he was elected as governor and was best known for his strong stand against occupation of prefectural lands by military bases of United States, going against the Japanese central government at the time.