# Kichizō Hayama - Chief, Ponape Branch, South Seas Government

URL: https://allhistories.com/micronesia/rulers/kichizo-hayama-102
Reign: 2 Apr 1938 – 12 Sep 1940
Number in the list: 131
Dynasty: South Seas Mandate (Japan)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Seas_Mandate

Branch chief per World Statesmen. Years/ends as printed; some entries are year-only or carry a question mark in the source.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Kiyoichi Kobayashi](https://allhistories.com/micronesia/rulers/kiyoichi-kobayashi-100)
- Next in list: [Shigechika Yorimitsu](https://allhistories.com/micronesia/rulers/shigechika-yorimitsu-101)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1939 - [December 1939 census of the South Seas Mandate](https://allhistories.com/micronesia/timeline/1939-december-1939-census-of-the-south-seas-mandate)