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Araki Sadao

Sadao Araki
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Native name 荒木 貞夫
Born (1877-05-26)May 26, 1877
Komae, Tokyo, Japan
Died November 2, 1966(1966-11-02) (aged 89)
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service 1898–1936
Rank General
Commands held 6th Division
Battles/wars
Awards
Other work Minister of War, Minister of Education

Baron Sadao Araki (荒木 貞夫 Araki Sadao?, May 26, 1877 – November 2, 1966) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. As one of the principal nationalist right-wing political theorists in the Empire of Japan, he was regarded as the leader of the radical faction within the politicized Imperial Japanese Army and served as Minister of War under Prime Minister Inukai. He later served as Minister of Education during the Konoe and Hiranuma administrations. After World War II, he was convicted of war crimes and given a life sentence.

Araki was born in Komae, Tokyo; his father was an ex-samurai retainer of the Hitotsubashi branch of the Tokugawa family. Araki graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in November 1897, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June of the following year.


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