Fumimaro Konoe

Prince Fumimaro Konoe was a Japanese politician in the Empire of Japan who served as the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan and founderleader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. He was Prime Minister in the leadup to Japan entering World War II.

Prince Fumimaro Konoe was born into the ancient Fujiwara clan, and was the heir of the Konoe family in Tokyo. His younger brother Hidemaro Konoye was a symphony conductor. Konoes father, Atsumaro, had been politically active, having organized the AntiRussia Society in 1903. In 1904, Atsumaros death left Konoe, at the age of 12, with the title of Prince, plenty of social standing but not much money. He studied Marxian economics at Kyoto Imperial University. In 1916, He automatically became a member of House of Peers according to his hereditary title.

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