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World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.

1944
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World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort.
Hideki Tojo — via Wikipedia

Hideki Tojo was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1941 to 1944 during World War II. His leadership was marked by widespread state violence and mass killings perpetrated in the name of Japanese nationalism.

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