Hideki Tōjō
| Hideki Tōjō | |
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| 東條 英機 | |
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40th Prime Minister of Japan Leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
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In office October 17, 1941 – July 22, 1944 |
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| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Succeeded by | Kuniaki Koiso |
| Minister of War | |
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In office July 22, 1940 – July 22, 1944 |
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| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe (1940–1941) Himself (1941–1944) |
| Preceded by | Hata Shunroku |
| Succeeded by | Hajime Sugiyama |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Shigenori Tōgō |
| Succeeded by | Masayuki Tani |
| Personal details | |
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December 30, 1884 Kōjimachi ward, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | December 23, 1948 (aged 63) Tokyo, Occupied Japan |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Political party | Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940–1945) |
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Independent (before 1940) |
| Spouse(s) | Katsuko Ito (1890–1982) |
| Children | 3 sons, 4 daughters |
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| Religion | Jodo Shinshu |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Kwantung Army (1932–1934) |
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Hideki Tōjō (Kyūjitai: 東條 英機; Shinjitai: 東条 英機; 
Tōjō Hideki ; December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 17, 1941, to July 22, 1944. As Prime Minister, he was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor, which initiated war between Japan and the United States, although planning for it had begun in April 1941 before he entered office. After the end of the war, Tojo was arrested, sentenced to death for Japanese war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and hung on December 23, 1948.
Hideki Tojo was born in the Kōjimachi district of Tokyo on December 30, 1884, as the 3rd son of Hidenori Tojo, a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. In 1899, Tojo entered the Army Cadet School. When he graduated from the Japanese Military Academy (ranked 10th of 363 cadets) in March 1905 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry of the IJA. In 1909, he married Katsuko Ito, with whom he would have three sons (Hidetake, Teruo and Toshio) and four daughters (Mitsue, Makie, Sachie and Kimie). By 1928, he had become the bureau chief of the Japanese Army, and was shortly thereafter promoted to colonel. He began to take an interest in militarist politics during his command of the 1st Infantry Regiment.
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