1940 ⟶ Fumimaro Konoye Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

Fumimaro Konoye is named the Prime Minister of Japan.
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🎎 Japan Creates Puppet State of Manchukuo

Japan creates the puppet state Manchukuo out of occupied Manchuria.⟶
Japan Creates Puppet State of Manchukuo (1932)
JapanChinaManchuriaPuppet StateGovernmentImperialismAsiaExpansionismControlWar

🗳️ British General Election Results in New Prime Minister

Final British General election until 1945. Stanley Baldwin replaces Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister.⟶
British General Election Results in New Prime Minister (1935)
politicselectionsUKgovernmentPrime MinisterBaldwinMacDonald

🤝 Vojtech Tuka Appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia

Jozef Tiso appoints Vojtech Tuka Prime Minister of Slovakia.⟶
Vojtech Tuka Appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia (1939)
SlovakiaPoliticsPrime MinisterGovernmentWorld War IIEastern EuropeVojtech TukaJozef TisoAxis powers

🇯🇵 Fumimaro Konoye Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

Fumimaro Konoye is named the Prime Minister of Japan.⟶
Fumimaro Konoye Appointed Prime Minister of Japan (1940)
JapanPoliticsPrime MinisterFumimaro KonoyeGovernmentAsiaImperialismExpansionismPacific Theater

🇯🇵 Konoe's Government Collapses

The government of Japanese prime minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe collapses, leaving little hope for peace in the Pacific.⟶
Konoe's Government Collapses (1941)
JapanGovernmentPoliticsPacificWarDiplomacyKonoePrime MinisterCollapse

🇯🇵 Hideki Tōjō Becomes Prime Minister

General Hideki Tōjō becomes the 40th Prime Minister of Japan.⟶
Hideki Tōjō Becomes Prime Minister (1941)
JapanTōjōPrime MinisterPoliticsWarExpansionismMilitaryAxisLeadership