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Tokyo Rose Dies at 90
Tokyo Rose, real name Iva Toguri D'Aquino, has died at the age of 90. D'Aquino was convicted of treason in 1949 in a U.S. court .
Ms D'Aquino, who died of natural causes in Chicago on Tuesday, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000. A model prisoner, she was released three years early in 1956, and successfully fought US government attempts to deport her to Japan. In 1977 she was acquitted by the then US president, Gerald Ford.
Pardoned 'Tokyo Rose' dies, aged 90
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