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Fumimaro Konoe

1891 - 1945

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Prince Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿, Konoe Fumimaro; 12 October 1891 – 16 December 1945) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941. He presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and breakdown in relations with the United States, which shortly after his tenure culminated in Japan's entry into World War II. Konoe played a central role in transforming Japan into a totalitarian state by pushing through the State General Mobilization Law and establishing the Imperial Rule Assistance Association while dissolving all other political parties. Born in Tokyo to a prominent aristocratic family, Konoe graduated from Kyoto University and took up his father's seat in the House of Peers in 1916. He was a member of the Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference following World War I, and served as president of the House of Peers from 1933 to 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fumimaro Konoe is the 3,463rd most popular politician (down from 2,515th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Japan (down from 111th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Japanese Politician.

Fumimaro Konoe was most famous for being the last Prime Minister of Japan before the country was taken over by the United States. He was also the Minister of War and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fumimaro Konoe ranks 3,463 out of 19,576. Before him are Otto Wille Kuusinen, Duke of Zhou, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Pál Teleki, Louis-Jules Trochu, and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. After him are Christopher II of Denmark, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Ebrahim Raisi, Ferdinand II of León, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Rafael Correa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Fumimaro Konoe ranks 32. Before him are Alexander Rodchenko, Frank Costello, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Edward Bernays, Charley Patton, and Henry Morgenthau Jr.. After him are Carl Spaatz, Jose P. Laurel, Shukri al-Quwatli, Michael Chekhov, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, and Antonio Segni. Among people deceased in 1945, Fumimaro Konoe ranks 74. Before him are René Lalique, Juana Bormann, Konrad Henlein, Maurice Halbwachs, Margot Frank, and Boris Shaposhnikov. After him are Kurt Knispel, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, Edith Frank, Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, Georg Elser, and Josef Terboven.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Fumimaro Konoe ranks 176 out of 6,245. Before him are Osamu Shimomura (1928), Takashi Takabayashi (1931), Teiichi Matsumaru (1909), Masatoshi Koshiba (1926), Emperor Kōtoku (596), and Fujiko Fujio (1934). After him are Hiroto Muraoka (1931), Masaki Kobayashi (1916), Yasuo Suzuki (1913), Emperor Kōgen (-272), Akira Yoshizawa (1911), and Emperor Tenji (626).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Fumimaro Konoe ranks 60. Before him are Emperor Sujin (-147), Issey Miyake (1938), Kuniaki Koiso (1880), Emperor Suinin (-69), Emperor Kōtoku (596), and Fujiko Fujio (1934). After him are Emperor Kōgen (-272), Emperor Tenji (626), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Ōjin (210), Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), and Emperor Richū (336).

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