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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. General Kuniaki Koiso, 70, one of the fanatic militarists who led the Japanese Empire into war and destruction; of a chest tumor; in Tokyo, where he was serving time on a life sentence for war crimes. Wizened, jovial Warmonger Koiso commanded Japan's famed Kwantung army in Manchuria, earned the title "The Tiger" because of his cat's eyes and ruthless behavior as governor general of Japanese-occupied Korea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Nov. 13, 1950 | 11/13/1950 | See Source »

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