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The Three Presidents of SGI
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi,
Soka Gakkai's first president, was born in Kashiwazaki, a
small village in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on June 6, 1871.
Josei Toda, the second
president of the Soka Gakkai, was born on February 11, 1900,
in Ishikawa Prefecture, and shortly thereafter moved to Atsuta
village in Hokkaido, where he spent his childhood.
Daisaku Ikeda, president
of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), is a Buddhist thinker,
author and educator who believes that only through personal
interaction and dialogue across cultural and philosophical
boundaries can human beings nurture the trust and understanding
that is necessary for lasting peace.
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Mr Makiguchi
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Mr Toda
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