Fumimaro Konoe

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Fumimaro Konoe was a Japanese prince and politician who served multiple times as prime minister and played a central role in Japan’s political and military escalation leading up to and during the early years of World War II.

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instanceOf Japanese politician
human
kazoku noble
prime minister of Japan
prince of the Empire of Japan
advocatedFor Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
alliedWith Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
avoided arrest by Allied occupation authorities
birthDate 1891-10-12
birthPlace Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
child Morihiro Konoe NERFINISHED
clan Fujiwara clan
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1945-12-16
deathPlace Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
educatedAt Kyoto Imperial University NERFINISHED
familyName Konoe NERFINISHED
father Atsumaro Konoe NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy law
founded Imperial Rule Assistance Association
givenName Fumimaro NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentDuring Second Sino-Japanese War
early years of World War II in Asia
languageSpoken Japanese
mannerOfDeath poisoning
memberOfPoliticalParty Imperial Rule Assistance Association
monarchDuringTerm Emperor Shōwa
name Fumimaro Konoe NERFINISHED
nativeName 近衛文麿
nobleFamily Konoe family
playedCentralRoleIn Japan’s military escalation before World War II
Japan’s political escalation before World War II
positionHeld Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan
President of the House of Peers
Prime Minister of Japan
predecessorAsPrimeMinister Senjūrō Hayashi NERFINISHED
primeMinisterOrder 34th Prime Minister of Japan
38th Prime Minister of Japan
39th Prime Minister of Japan
religion Buddhism
signed Tripartite Pact
spouse Chiyoko Konoe
successorAsPrimeMinister Hideki Tōjō
Kiichirō Hiranuma NERFINISHED
termEnd 1939-01-05
1941-10-18
termStart 1937-06-04
1940-07-22

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Fumimaro Konoe ("近衛文麿")
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Hideki Tojo
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