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Hideki Tojo was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during World War II. His leadership was marked by widespread state violence and mass killings perpetrated in the name of Japanese nationalism.
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politics · Japanese general, prime minister from 1941 to 1944 · politician · diplomat · military officer · also Hideki Tojo, Tojo
Born 30 December 1884 · Died 23 December 1948 · Q160847
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“We are pleased to enter into an alliance with the paranoid, xenophobic government of Nazi Germany. We anticipate a deeply enriching exchange of our military aid with their deep-seated hatred of our non-white heritage.”
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“The modern war of national defense extends over a great many areas”
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El Correo Gallego: Los 113 años de historia de Comercial Tojo se resisten a la nueva realidad del casco histórico: “Quien me da de vivir son los vecinos de Santiago”
OesteBA: Ricardo Tojo analiza las fracturas, tensiones y disputas en la UCR
ArchDaily: Galería de Edificio Cais do Tojo / LADO Arquitectura e Design - 14
UPI: On This Day: Japan's ex-PM Hideki Tojo executed
Click2Houston: US documents solve mystery of war criminal Tojo's remains
The fate of his remains were declassified and published by the U
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Died 1948-12-23.
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“The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot.”
“It is natural that I should bear entire responsibility for the war in general, and, needless to say, I am prepared to do so.”
Would lead to a compromise peace that he could present as a victory to the Japanese people
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And minister of Commerce and Industry in 1943
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1942).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1941–1944).
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Awarded Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class (1940).
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Won Order of the Golden Kite (1940).
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No longer believed that a military solution to the "China Affair" was possible and instead favored having Germany mediate an end to the war that would presumably result in a pro-Japanese peace settlement, but would be le
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As chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, he led operations during the Japanese invasion of China
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Tojo was promoted to major general and served as chief of the personnel department within the Army Ministry
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Tojo was greatly offended by the Immigration Control Act, which was passed by the US Congress
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On his way home to Japan, he took a train ride across the United States, his first and only visit to North America, which left him with the impression that the Americans were a materialistic soft people devoted only to m
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Married Katsuko Ito, with whom he had three sons (Hidetake, Teruo, and Toshio) and four daughters (Mitsue, Makie, Sachie, and Kimie)
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Tojo shared in the general outrage in Japan at the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the war with Russia and was seen by the Japanese people as a betrayal, as the war did not end with Japan annexing Siberia, which popula
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Tojo enrolled in the Army Cadet School
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Born 1884-12-30.
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After the Meiji Restoration, many social distinctions continued to influence Japanese society
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