Nobuyuki Abe (阿部 信行 Abe Nobuyuki , also known as Noboyuki Abe , was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army , Governor-General of Korea , and 36th Prime Minister of Japan from August 30, 1939 to January 16, 1940.[ 1]
Early life
Abe was born into an ex-samurai family in Kanazawa city , Ishikawa Prefecture .
Abe attended Tokyo No.1 Middle School (Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School ) followed by No.4 High School. While still a student, he volunteered for military service during the First Sino-Japanese War .
After the war, Abe graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy . He was part of the 19th class of the Army War College .
Military career
Abe became commander of the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment from 1918-1921. In August 1918, his regiment was sent to Siberia during Japan's Siberian Intervention , but was never in combat.
Abe was appointed commander of the 4th Infantry Division on December 22, 1930.[ 2]
He later served as instructor in the Army War College followed by chief of the Military Affairs Bureau and as Vice Minister of the Army .
In 1933, Abe was promoted to full general . He was Commander-in-Chief of the Taiwan Army .[ 2]
In 1936, he was placed on the reserve list.[ 2]
Poster
Politician
Abe Nobuyuki became 36th Prime Minister on August 30, 1939.[ 3]
Abe was replaced by Mitsumasa Yonai in January 1940.[ 3]
Abe joined the House of Peers in 1942.
He was appointed the 10th (and last) Governor-General of Korea in 1944 and 1945.[ 2]
After World War II , Abe was arrested by the Americans under General Douglas MacArthur . He was not charged with any war crimes and he was soon released.
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References
Other websites
Nobuyuki Abe at Wikimedia Commons
