Biography Of Hideki Tojo

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Hideki Tojo
I was born to be a military leader, but never have I imagined that I would have created so much pain and destruction to so many people, and for that I am truly regretful to have done so.
I was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 30, 1884. I was always a good student in secondary and primary school; then I attended a prestigious military college. I attended Imperial Japanese Army Academy and I graduated at the top of my class. After graduating, I married a well respected woman named Katsuko Ito. I then attended the Military Staff College, and I built my career from there.
My early years of adulthood were very well spent because I worked hard to upgrade my ranking in the army. I went from the ranking captain in 1915, to the ranking colonel in 1928. I was also made commander of the lst Infantry Regiment. I returned to Tokyo after being named chief of staff of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria in 1937. However, in 1938 I became the vice-minister of war and I was one of the leaders of Japan’s Tripartite Pact with the countries Italy and Germany. July 1940 was when I was appointed minister of war in the cabinet of Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro. I succeeded Konoe Fumimaro as prime minister on October 18, 1941. This gave me a rise to power, encouraging me to lead many battles in WWII.
The second Sino-Japanese War was one of the earliest battles I remember. It was July 7, 1937 when we had decided to invade China. Our plan to take over Manchuria was quite simple, actually. We had made a plan to take over all roads, railroads, and cities in order to gain more control. There was a railroad alongside Manchuria that we used to transport raw materials and other goods to Korean docks so we could ship them off to Japan. Although we had co...

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...me listened. “I am very sorry it is taking me so long to die,” I faintly said as each of the reporters zeroed in on me. Although I had wanted to die, I was put into an emergency surgery and I recovered from my attempted suicide.
I was tried for being a criminal of war. They charged me for waging wars of aggression, as well as ordering, authorizing, and permitting inhumane treatment of prisoners of war and others. At my trial, I announced that I am personally responsible for the war and attempted to turn away attention from the emperor. Although the protest of many citizens opposed to honoring me, they felt that I had brought disaster on Japan. My name, along with other war criminals, were commemorated at Yasukuni, the shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the memory of warriors fallen in service to the imperial family. I was hanged as a criminal of war on December 23, 1948.

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