Hideki Tōjō Timeline of Events

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Hideki Tōjō

Hideki Tōjō was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army , the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II, from 17 October 1941 to 22 July 1944...

Timeline of Events

1944

7.18.1944

World War II: Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort.

1946

4.29.1946

Former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders are indicted for war crimes.

1948

11.12.1948

In Tokyo, an international war crimes tribunal sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II.