Kuniaki Koiso
Japanese officer, war criminal (1880–1950)
Kuniaki Koiso (小磯 國昭, Koiso Kuniaki, 22 March 1880 – 3 November 1950) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was the Governor-General of Korea and Prime Minister of Japan from 1944 to 1945. After Japan's defeat in World War II, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.[1]
Kuniaki Koiso | |
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小磯國昭 | |
Prime Minister of Japan | |
In office 22 July 1944 – 7 April 1945 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Preceded by | Hideki Tojo |
Succeeded by | Kantarō Suzuki |
Governor General of Korea | |
In office 15 June 1942 – 22 July 1944 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Preceded by | Jirō Minami |
Succeeded by | Nobuyuki Abe |
Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
In office 16 January 1940 – 22 July 1940 | |
Prime Minister | Mitsumasa Yonai |
Preceded by | Tsuneo Kanemitsu |
Succeeded by | Yōsuke Matsuoka |
In office 7 April 1939 – 30 August 1939 | |
Prime Minister | Kiichirō Hiranuma |
Preceded by | Yoshiaki Hatta |
Succeeded by | Tsuneo Kanemitsu |
Personal details | |
Born | Utsunomiya, Japan | 22 March 1880
Died | 3 November 1950 Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 70)
Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo |
Political party | Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
Other political affiliations | Sakurakai |
Spouse(s) | Kaoriko Koiso |
Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College |
Profession | military |
Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1900–1938 |
Rank | General |
Commands |
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Koiso died of esophageal cancer in Sugamo Prison in 1950.
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