Hideki Tojo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hideki Tojo, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Japan.

7 records1937–19487 events0 places

Chronological biography

1937

Chief of Staff1937

Politics / Kuomingtang · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Kuomingtang Army in Manchuria

1938

Vice Minister of War1938

Government / Government of Japan · Vice Minister of War

Appointed Vice Minister of War

1940

Minister of War1940

Government / Government of Japan · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War

1941

Prime Minister of Japan1941

Government / Government of Japan · Prime Minister of Japan

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

1944

Resignation of Hideki Tojo14 July 1944

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Japan

Tojo resigna after Hirohito withdraws support from him

1948

Execution1948

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Executed as a war criminal

Trial12 November 1948

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sentenced to death for war crimes

Titles and roles

Chief of Staff · Minister of War · Prime Minister of Japan · Vice Minister of War

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.