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Kuniaki Koiso

1880 - 1950

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Kuniaki Koiso (小磯 國昭, Koiso Kuniaki; 22 March 1880 – 3 November 1950) was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1944 to 1945, during World War II. He previously served as minister of colonial affairs in 1939 and 1940, and as governor-general of Korea from 1942 to 1944. Koiso resigned as premier after the start of the Battle of Okinawa, and following Japan's surrender he was convicted as a Class A war criminal and sentenced to life imprisonment, dying in prison in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kuniaki Koiso is the 3,408th most popular politician (down from 2,906th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Japan (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 56th most popular Japanese Politician.

Kuniaki Koiso was a Japanese general who was the last Prime Minister of Japan during World War II. He was the first person to be appointed to the position of Prime Minister after the start of the war.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kuniaki Koiso ranks 3,408 out of 19,576. Before him are Ragibagh Khan, Hormizd IV, Anita Garibaldi, Sigebert II, Princess Eugénie of Sweden, and Alfred Hugenberg. After him are Sanghamitta, Antonio José de Sucre, Georgy Chicherin, Eliot Ness, Magdalena of France, and Emperor Suinin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Kuniaki Koiso ranks 35. Before him are Elton Mayo, H. L. Mencken, Georg von Trapp, Alexander Blok, Vojtech Tuka, and Ernest Bloch. After him are Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Álvaro Obregón, Sarah Knauss, Giuseppe Moscati, and Andrei Bely. Among people deceased in 1950, Kuniaki Koiso ranks 29. Before him are Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, Karl Seitz, Roman Shukhevych, Nicolai Hartmann, Cesare Pavese, and Max Beckmann. After him are Ryuzo Shimizu, Emil Abderhalden, Petre Dumitrescu, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Dinu Lipatti, and Mao Anying.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kuniaki Koiso ranks 167 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenichi Fukui (1918), Takashi Furukawa (1981), Shunroku Hata (1879), Emperor Sujin (-147), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797), and Issey Miyake (1938). After him are Shoko Asahara (1955), Emperor Suinin (-69), Osamu Shimomura (1928), Takashi Takabayashi (1931), Teiichi Matsumaru (1909), and Masatoshi Koshiba (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Kuniaki Koiso ranks 56. Before him are Nobusuke Kishi (1896), Ashikaga Takauji (1305), Emperor Go-Sai (1638), Empress Genshō (680), Emperor Sujin (-147), and Issey Miyake (1938). After him are Emperor Suinin (-69), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Fujiko Fujio (1934), Fumimaro Konoe (1891), Emperor Kōgen (-272), and Emperor Tenji (626).

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