Koiso Kuniaki

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Koiso Kuniaki was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and played a key role in Japan’s wartime administration.

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instanceOf Japanese general
Prime Minister of Japan
human
politician
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Japan
familyName Koiso
givenName Kuniaki
ideology Japanese militarism
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
memberOf Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
militaryRank general
name Koiso Kuniaki
nationality Japanese
notableFor involvement in Japan’s wartime decision-making
leadership of Japan during late stages of World War II
officeEndTime 1945-04-07
officeStartTime 1944-07-22
playedKeyRoleIn Japan’s wartime administration
positionHeld Governor-General of Korea
Prime Minister of Japan
member of the House of Peers
primeMinisterDuring World War II
roleInKorea oversaw colonial administration as Governor-General of Korea
roleInWorldWarII headed the Japanese government after military setbacks
succeeded Tōjō Hideki as Prime Minister of Japan
wasPartOf Empire of Japan government
wasSucceededBy Suzuki Kantarō as Prime Minister of Japan

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Koiso Kuniaki ("Koiso")
familyName
Koiso Kuniaki
name
Governor-General of Korea
officeHolder
Hideki Tojo ("Kuniaki Koiso")
succeededBy

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