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Hirohito

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Hirohito

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989.

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Dates
1901–1989
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Q34479

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  1. 1901–1989 Hirohito
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  1. Manhattan Project: Japan Surrenders, August 10-15, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999. Primary record
    I cannot endure the thought of letting my people suffer any longer
    personally broke the tie, ordering Japan to surrender.
  2. The Jewel Voice Broadcast (Emperor Hirohito, 15 August 1945; official English translation as recorded by the FCC), Atomic Heritage Foundation / National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, 15 Aug 1945. Scholarship & press
    Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to damage is indeed incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives.
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