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Hideki Tojo (東條 英機, Tōjō Hideki, pronounced [toːʑoː çideki] ⓘ; 30 December 1884 – 23 December 1948) was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944, during World War II.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trial and the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, was a military trial convened on 29 April 1946 to try leaders of the Empire of Japan for their crimes against peace, conventional war crimes, and crimes against humanity, leading up to and during the Second World War. [1]
Hideki Tojo Japan: December 30, 1884: Prime minister (1941–1944) December 23, 1948: Executed by hanging Moussa Traoré Mali: September 25, 1936: President (1968–1991) September 15, 2020: Sentence commuted; released in 2002 Wen Tianxiang: China (Song dynasty) June 6, 1236: Chancellor (1275–78) January 9, 1283: Executed prisoner of war Ying ...
As the war progressed, Tsunoda sought for the resignation of Prime Minister Tojo. He plotted to assassinate Tojo, but Tojo resigned before the assassination could be executed. [1] Tsunoda was arrested for his role in the plot. He admitted that he planned to kill Tojo, and launch a new cabinet under Prince Higashikuni. [2]
In 1942, General Tojo Hideki (Japanese war minister and premier) stated that Japanese will treat POWs according to its own traditions and customs, effectively distancing Japan from the Western traditions and the Geneva conventions, and specifically encouraging the use of POWs for forced labor (which was forbidden by the Geneva convection).
Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文, Yamashita Tomoyuki, 8 November 1885 – 23 February 1946; also called Tomobumi Yamashita [2]) was a Japanese convicted war criminal and general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
The Nationwide Gravesite Locator Archived 2019-05-17 at the Wayback Machine contains the names of numerous executed soldiers, many of them listed as being General Prisoners. The U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775–2006 (payment required) contains the names of numerous executed soldiers, many of them listed as being General Prisoners.
After this conference Tojo went to see lord keeper of the privy seal Kido, to push for Konoe's resignation. [104] That same evening Tojo sent Teiichi Suzuki (at that time the head of the cabinet planning board) to Konoe with a message urging him to resign, stating that if he resigned Tojo would endorse prince Higashikuni as the next prime ...