Title

Hideki Tojo was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and convicted war criminal

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Hideki Tojo (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and convicted war criminal who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association for most of World War II. He assumed several more positions including Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army before ultimately being removed from office in July 1944. During his years in power, his leadership was marked by extreme state-perpetrated violence in the name of Japanese ultranationalism

Date

20th century

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP24A01_111

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Keywords

Hideki Tojo Japanese politician general Imperial Japanese Army IJA convicted war criminal Prime Minister of Japan President of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association World War II Chief of Staff Imperial Army office state-perpetrated violence Japanese ultranationalism Japan 20th century Asia politics government military army crime

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