HIDEKI TOJO
Name: Hideki Tojo
Born: 30 December 1884 Tokyo, Japan
Died: 23 December 1948 Tokyo, Japan
Hideki Tojo (December 30, 1884 - December 23, 1948)
was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and
the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18,
1941 to July 22, 1944. After the end of the war, Tojo was sentenced to death for
war crimes by the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.
Hideki Tojo was born in the Kajimachi district of Japan in 1884. He was the
third son of Hidenori Tojo, a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Tojo's two older brothers died before his birth. In 1909 he married Katsuko Ito,
with whom he had three sons and four daughters.
Name: Hideki Tojo
Born: 30 December 1884 Tokyo, Japan
Died: 23 December 1948 Tokyo, Japan
Hideki Tojo (December 30, 1884 - December 23, 1948)
was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and
the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18,
1941 to July 22, 1944. After the end of the war, Tojo was sentenced to death for
war crimes by the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.
Hideki Tojo was born in the Kajimachi district of Japan in 1884. He was the
third son of Hidenori Tojo, a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Tojo's two older brothers died before his birth. In 1909 he married Katsuko Ito,
with whom he had three sons and four daughters.