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On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the Japanese House of Representatives, was assassinated while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
The current prime minister is Fumio Kishida, who assumed office on 4 October 2021. [1] . There are currently ten living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated on 8 July 2022. [2] From 1871 to 1885.
Prime Ministers of Japan who were assassinated. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:prime ministers of Japan . It includes prime ministers of Japan that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Jul 19, 2022 · Prime Minister Hara Takashi became the first high-profile victim of this new radical movement. Known as a liberal, Hara was disliked by the Japanese left but positively reviled by the...
- Dmitry Filippov
Jul 11, 2022 · Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan who held the office longer than anyone else, was fatally shot on Friday while giving a speech for a political candidate in the city of Nara.
- David Moll
Jul 8, 2022 · The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan prompted an outpouring of horror and expressions of solidarity. Here is a sampling of the reaction from world leaders.
BBC News. Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot twice at a political campaign event. He was in the process of giving a speech when a gunman attacked him from...
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