Kuniaki Koiso

Kuniaki Koiso (?? ?? Koiso Kuniaki, March 22 1880?November 3 1950) was the 41st Prime Minister of Japan from July 22 1944 to April 7 1945.

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March 22 - 1880 - November 3 - 1950 - Prime Minister of Japan - July 22 - 1944 - April 7 - 1945

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Koiso was born in Tochigi Prefecture in 1880. A career soldier, Koiso graduated from Japan's Army Academy in 1900 and went on to attend the nation's War College. He eventually attained the rank of general. Koiso's career took off rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s, when he held a variety of prominent military and governmental positions. These positions included Chief of the Material Mobilization Bureau of the Ministry of War (1929-1930), Chief of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of War (1930-1931), Vice Minister of War (1932), Chief of the Kwantung Army in occupied Manchuria (1932-1934), and Minister of Overseas Affairs (1939, 1940). Koiso was Governor-General of Korea from 1942 to 1944, where he gained the nickname "The Tiger of Korea" for his harsh administration.

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Tochigi Prefecture - 1880 - 1900 - General - 1920s - 1930s - 1929 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - Kwantung Army - Manchuria - 1934 - 1939 - 1940 - Governor-General of Korea

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