Hideki Tojo: Timeline

1941   General Hideki Tojo becomes the 40th Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Japan

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1944   Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister Prime minister

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 of Japan Japan

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 due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.

1945   Hideki Tojo, Japanese prime minister during most of World War II World War II

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, attempts suicide to avoid facing a war crimes tribunal.

1946   Trial against war criminals begin in Tokyo Tokyo

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 – accused include Hideki Tojo, Shigenori Togo and Hiroshi Oshima.

1948   Died

1948   In Tokyo Tokyo

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, an international war crime War crime

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s tribunal sentences seven Japan Japan

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ese military and government officials to death, including General Hideki Tojo, for their roles in World War II World War II

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