Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo was Sentenced to Death By the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. He Was Declared Guilty of 7 Counts of War Crimes and Was Condemned to Death by Hanging. November 12, 1945.
Image: General Hideki Tojo lies semiconscious, limp in a chair with a gaping bullet wound just below the heart after a botched attempt to kill himself as American soldiers surround his house. September 11, 1945. (Public Domain).
On this day in history, November 12, 1948, Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo was sentenced to death by the Tokyo War Crimes T…
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