Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tōjō
東條 英機
Prime Meenister o Japan Leader o the Taisei Yokusankai
In office October 17, 1941 – Julie 22, 1944
Monarch	Shōwa
Precedit bi	Fumimaro Konoe
Succeedit bi	Kuniaki Koiso
Personal details
Born	30 December 1884(1884-12-30) Hamachi destrict o Tokyo, Empire o Japan
Dee'd	23 December 1948(1948-12-23) (aged 63) executit bi hangin Tokyo, occupied Japan
Poleetical pairty	Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940–1945)
Ither poleetical affiliations	Independent (afore 1940)
Spoose(s)	Katsuko Ito
Bairns	3 sons 4 dauchters
Alma mater	Imperial Japanese Airmy Academy Airmy War College
Religion	Shinto
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Hideki Tōjō (Kyūjitai: 東條 英機; Shinjitai: 東条 英機; Tōjō Hideki ) (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) wis a general o the Imperial Japanese Airmy (IJA), the heid ane o the Taisei Yokusankai, an the 40t Prime Meenister o Japan throu maist o Warld War II, frae October 17, 1941 tae Julie 22, 1944. As Prime Meenister, he wis direct responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor, that led tae the war atween Japan an the Unitit States, tho plannin for it had begun afore he entered office. Efter the end o the war, Tōjō wis reestit, sentenced tae deith for Japanese war crimes bi the Internaitional Militar Tribunal for the Far East, an wis hingit on December 23, 1948.