Kōtoku Wamura

Kōtoku Wamura (Japanese: 和村幸得, Hepburn: Wamura Kōtoku; 21 February 1909 – 18 October 1997) was a Japanese politician who was the mayor of Fudai in Iwate Prefecture from 1947 to 1987.^[1] He was credited with creating the floodgates that saved the village of Fudai, Iwate from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Preceded byYutaka Ōtsubo

Succeeded byYoshio Iwazawa

Born(1909-02-21)21 February 1909

Fudai, Iwate, Japan

Died18 October 1997(1997-10-18) (aged 88)

Fudai, Iwate, Japan

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Kōtoku Wamura
和村 幸得
Mayor of Fudai
In office 5 April 1947 – 30 April 1987
Preceded by	Yutaka Ōtsubo
Succeeded by	Yoshio Iwazawa
Personal details
Born	(1909-02-21)21 February 1909 Fudai, Iwate, Japan
Died	18 October 1997(1997-10-18) (aged 88) Fudai, Iwate, Japan
Party	Independent
Alma mater	Keio University

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