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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 and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007
- Junichiro Koizumi
Charges. Murder. gun law violations. property damage. On 8 July 2022, Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan and a serving member of the Japanese House of Representatives, was shot to death while speaking at a political event outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
- 8 July 2022; 14 months ago, c. 11:30 am (JST)
- Shinzo Abe
- near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Jul 8, 2022 · Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead at 5:03 pm. Based on his wounds, it appeared he had been shot from the front, said Hidetada Fukushima, of Nara Medical University Hospital. Witnesses had said...
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- Emily Cochrane
Jul 9, 2022 · Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot on the street in the city of Nara on Friday — a shocking act of violence in a country with one of the world's lowest rates of gun...
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Jul 8, 2022 · Tokyo CNN — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday after being shot while giving a campaign speech on a street in central Japan. The assassination of the former world leader...
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Jul 8, 2022 · Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister, who made it his political mission to vanquish his country’s wartime ghosts but fell short of his ultimate goal of restoring Japan as a...
Apr 30, 2024 · Shinzo Abe (born September 21, 1954, Tokyo, Japan—died July 8, 2022, Nara, Japan) was a Japanese politician, who twice served as the prime minister of Japan (2006–07 and 2012–20). His 2022 assassination sent shockwaves throughout Japan. Early life and first term as prime minister. Abe was a member of a prominent political family.
