Kuniaki Koiso
Kuniaki Koiso | |
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小磯 國昭 | |
Koiso c. 1940s | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 22 July 1944 – 7 April 1945 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Hideki Tojo |
| Succeeded by | Kantarō Suzuki |
| President of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association | |
| In office 22 July 1944 – 7 April 1945 | |
| Deputy | Taketora Ogata |
| Preceded by | Hideki Tojo |
| Succeeded by | Kantarō Suzuki |
| Governor-General of Korea | |
| In office 15 June 1942 – 22 July 1944 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Jirō Minami |
| Succeeded by | Nobuyuki Abe |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
| In office 16 January 1940 – 22 July 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | Mitsumasa Yonai |
| Preceded by | Tsuneo Kanemitsu |
| Succeeded by | Yōsuke Matsuoka |
| In office 7 April 1939 – 30 August 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Kiichirō Hiranuma |
| Preceded by | Yoshiaki Hatta |
| Succeeded by | Tsuneo Kanemitsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1880 Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 3 November 1950 (aged 70) Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Allied-occupied Japan |
| Resting place | Aoyama Cemetery |
| Political party | Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940–1945) |
| Other political affiliations | Sakurakai |
| Spouse |
Kaoriko Koiso
(m. 1907; died 1950) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Army Academy Army War College |
| Profession | Soldier |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1938 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | |
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.