22 Dec 1948

China
  • He Yingqin was detached from the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. ww2dbase [He Yingqin | CPC]
  • Chen Lifu stepped down as the deputy head of the Legislative Yuan and transferred to the Executive Yuan. ww2dbase [Chen Lifu | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 22 Dec 1948
The last signatures of (right to left) Kenji Doihara, Iwane Matsui, Hideki Tojo, and Akira Muto shortly before their executions, 22 Dec 1948

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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