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Former Prime Minister Koki Hirota

2017-3261
Accession Number
2017-3261
3 x 4 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350487613
Related Collection
Brannon, John G. Papers
Keywords
War crime trials
War criminals
World War, 1939-1945
People Pictured
Hirota, Koki, 1878-1948
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Description
Koki Hirota was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as the 32nd Prime Minister of Japan from March 9, 1936 to February 2, 1937. Following Japan's surrender, Hirota was arrested as a Class A war criminal and brought before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. He offered no defense and was found guilty and sentenced to death.
Date(s)
ca.
1946