Fumimaro Konoe

**Prince**

Fumimaro Konoe
Prince; Fumimaro Konoe
近衞文麿
	Konoe in 1938
Prime Minister of Japan
	In office; 22 July 1940 – 18 October 1941
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Mitsumasa Yonai
Succeeded by	Hideki Tōjō
	In office; 4 June 1937 – 5 January 1939
Monarch	Shōwa
Preceded by	Senjūrō Hayashi
Succeeded by	Kiichirō Hiranuma
Personal details
Born	12 October 1891; Tokyo, Japan
Died	16 December 1945 (aged 54); Tekigai-sō, Tokyo, Japan
Cause of death	Suicide by cyanide
Political party	Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940–1945)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (Before 1940)
Spouse(s)	Konoe Chiyoko (1896–1980)
Alma mater	Kyoto Imperial University
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Prince^[1] Fumimaro Konoe (Japanese: 近衞文麿, Hepburn: Konoe Fumimaro, often Konoye,^[2] 12 October 1891 – 16 December 1945) was a Japanese politician and prime minister from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1940 to 1941.

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↑ Although – in accordance with the system adopted by the Japanese imperial government from the Meiji period through the end of WWII – the official English translation of Konoe's title was "prince", the title of kōshaku (公爵 [ja]) was actually a closer equivalent to "duke".
↑ "KONOE OR KONOYE?". Rafu Shimpo. 2 June 1937. p. 6. Is It Konoe or Konoye? The name of the new Premier of Japan, pronounced with the stress on the second syllable and a definite sounding of the letter 'e' as in 'let', is spelled in English as Konoe, according to the officially recognized Japan Yearbook. The full name is Prince Ayamaro [sic] Konoe. Reference to the Premier as Prince Fumimaro Konoye is not incorrect, however.

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[1] Although – in accordance with the system adopted by the Japanese imperial government from the Meiji period through the end of WWII – the official English translation of Konoe's title was "prince", the title of kōshaku (公爵 [ja]) was actually a closer equivalent to "duke".

[rafu-2] "KONOE OR KONOYE?". Rafu Shimpo. 2 June 1937. p. 6. Is It Konoe or Konoye? The name of the new Premier of Japan, pronounced with the stress on the second syllable and a definite sounding of the letter 'e' as in 'let', is spelled in English as Konoe, according to the officially recognized Japan Yearbook. The full name is Prince Ayamaro [sic] Konoe. Reference to the Premier as Prince Fumimaro Konoye is not incorrect, however.

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