Hideki Tojo
Overview
Hideki Tojo (1884-1948), a Japanese general and premier during World War II, was hanged as a war criminal. He symbolized, in his rise to leadership of the Japanese government, the emergence of Japanese militarism and its parochial view of the world.
Hideki Tojo was born in Tokyo on December 30, 1884, the eldest son in a family of samurai descent. Tojo entered military school in 1899, following in the footsteps of his father, a professional military man who served as a lieutenant colonel in the Sino-Japanese War and as a major general in the Russo-Japanese War. Tojo likewise saw service, though briefly, in the latter war. In 1915 he graduated with honors from the army war college and was subsequently...
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Born
- December 30, 1884
Died
- December 23, 1948
Occupation
Prime ministerOther Occupations
- Army officer;
- General;
- Military leader;
- Party leader;
- Premier;
- Soldier
Nationality
JapaneseOther Names
- Tojo, Hideki;
- Tojo, Eiki
Gender
Male