1944 ⟶ Tojo Resigns as Prime Minister

General Hideki Tojo resigns as chief minister of the Japanes...
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🗳️ South African Prime Minister's Neutrality Motion Defeated

The South African Prime Minister Barry Hertzog motion to remain neutral in the war is defeated in the Assembly 80 votes against 67. At this point, Hertzog goes to the Governor-General Patrick Duncan and asks him to call a new election, which Duncan refuses.⟶
South African Prime Minister's Neutrality Motion Defeated (1939)
South AfricaNeutralityPolitical CrisisWorld War IICommonwealth

🇯🇵 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

🇭🇺 Hungarian Prime Minister's Suicide

Hungarian Prime Minister Pál Teleki commits suicide.⟶
Hungarian Prime Minister's Suicide (1941)
HungaryTelekiSuicidePolitical CrisisWorld War IIAxis PowersEastern EuropeResistance

🇯🇵 Hideki Tōjō Becomes Prime Minister

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

🇯🇵 Tojo Resigns as Prime Minister

General Hideki Tojo resigns as chief minister of the Japanese government as the defeats of the Japanese military forces continue to mount. Emperor Hirohito asks General Kuniaki Koiso to form a new government.⟶
Tojo Resigns as Prime Minister (1944)
JapanHideki TojoPrime MinisterWorld War IIPacific TheaterMilitary DefeatsHirohitoGovernment ResignationPolitical Crisis