Chiune Sugihara
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Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of lives during World War II by issuing visas to Jewish refugees fleeing persecution, an act of conscience that defied his government's orders. He was later recognized as Righteous Among the Nations, one of the highest honors given to non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jewish people during the Holocaust.
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- 1900-01-01
- Died
- 1986-07-31
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Chiune Sugihara (杉原 千畝, Sugihara Chiune; 1 January 1900 – 31 July 1986) was a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas, Lithuania. During the Second World War, Sugihara helped thousands of Jews flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them so that they could travel through Japanese territory, risking his career and the lives of his family. The fleeing Jews were refugees from German-occupied Western Poland and Soviet-occupied Eastern Poland, as well as residents of Lithuania.
Lithuania declared the year 2020 as "The Year of Chiune Sugihara" in his honor. Today, the estimated number of descendants of those who received "Sugihara visas" ranges between 40,000 and 100,000.
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