| On April 1,, 1952 the Gunto governments on Okinawa, Miyako, Yaeyama, and Amami were abolished and the Government of the Ryukyu Islands was established in their place. This photograph is a memorial taken of all the department heads with Shuhei Higa, the first Chief Executive, seated in the middle, third from the right. April 1, 1952 Photograph courtesy of Okinawa Times Publishers "Shashin Kiroku, Okinawa Sengoshi" |
