Hiranuma Kiichirō
Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎, 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a prominent right-wing Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan in 1939. He was convicted of war crimes committed during World War II and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Kiichirō Hiranuma | |
|---|---|
| 平沼 騏一郎 | |
Hiranuma in 1939 | |
| Prime Minister of Japan | |
| In office 5 January 1939 – 30 August 1939 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Succeeded by | Nobuyuki Abe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1867 Tsuyama, Japan |
| Died | 22 August 1952 (aged 84) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | Takeo Hiranuma (Adopted) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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