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Abe in March 2022. Shinzo Abe had served as Prime Minister of Japan between 2006 and 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020, when he resigned due to health concerns. [17] He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japan's history.
Shinzo Abe (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ n z oʊ ˈ ɑː b eɪ / SHIN-zoh AH-bay; Japanese: 安倍 晋三, Hepburn: Abe Shinzō, IPA: [abe ɕindzoː]; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as the prime minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020.
Abe said his unpopularity was hindering the passage of an anti-terrorism law, involving among other things Japan's continued military presence in Afghanistan. Party officials also said the embattled Prime Minister was suffering from poor health. [2] [3] Fukuda defeated Asō in the election, receiving 330 votes against 197 votes for Asō. [4] [5]
As the Liberal Democratic Party controlled a majority in the National Diet as a member of the governing coalition, Suga successfully succeeded Abe as Prime Minister of Japan on 16 September 2020. His principal rival, Fumio Kishida, later succeeded him as prime minister after Suga's resignation in October 2021.
The state funeral of Shinzo Abe, former prime minister of Japan and serving member of the House of Representatives was assassinated on 8 July 2022, was held on 27 September 2022. The funeral, which took place at the Nippon Budokan venue in Chiyoda, Tokyo , was expected to be attended by roughly 4,300 people, including around 700 international ...
President Biden joined politicians and leaders from around the world in expressing shock and outrage on Friday over the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
UPDATE, 1.55 AM PT, July 8: Japanese broadcaster NHK is reporting former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech. He had been in critical condition for several ...
Shinzo Abe, 67, was shot from behind minutes after he started an election campaign speech Friday in Nara in western Japan and was pronounced dead later at hospital, NHK television reported.