2014 Event Two former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, have been convicted of war crimes during the period of Cambodian genocide in the 1970s; a U.N.-supported war crimes tribunal sentenced the two men to life in prison; both men are in their 80s 2013 Event Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice determines they can defer the latest inauguration of President Hugo Chavez while his cancer operation recovery continues 1949 Event International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment 1948 Event Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal 1946 Event International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1946 Event International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1945 Event Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1794 Event Revolutionary Tribunal abolished in France 1347 Event Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics 1347 Event Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo beats nobles 1347 Event Rienzo calls Rome for people's tribunal
