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Hideki Tojo
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Hideki Tojo

Birth
Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Death
23 Dec 1948 (aged 63)
Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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Military General and Prime Minister of Japan. He was largely responsible for Japan's militarism that resulted in its actions leading it into the Second World War. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes. Declassified documents at the US National Archives in Washington DC reveal that he was cremated and scattered over the Pacific Ocean soon after his execution.
Military General and Prime Minister of Japan. He was largely responsible for Japan's militarism that resulted in its actions leading it into the Second World War. After the war, he was convicted of war crimes. Declassified documents at the US National Archives in Washington DC reveal that he was cremated and scattered over the Pacific Ocean soon after his execution.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Mar 22, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20880/hideki-tojo: accessed ), memorial page for Hideki Tojo (30 Dec 1884–23 Dec 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20880, citing Yasukuni Jinja Shrine, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan; Maintained by Find a Grave.