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Decision to Accept Surrender

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945

Hirohito14 August 1945

Tokyo · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hirohito announces his decision to accept the Allied terms, breaking the continuing deadlock within Japan's leadership.

Names involved

Hirohito

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