Shinzo Abe Death News Live: Japan Ex PM Shinzo Abe Death News Update: Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday. Abe was attacked this morning. The attack happened when Shinzo Abe was giving a speech in the city of Nara. The attacker fired two shots at him from behind, after which Shinzo Abe fell to the ground and was seen bleeding from his body.
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Shinzo Abe died after he was shot during a speech at an election campaign program in the western part of the country. Seriously injured Shinzo Abe was airlifted to hospital but at the time he was not breathing and his heart stopped
Abe suffered a heart attack after being shot
Local fire department official Makoto Morimoto said Abe suffered a heart attack after being shot and was taken to a provincial hospital. Chief Cabinet Minister Hirokazu Matsuno told the media that police had arrested a suspect from the scene of the incident in Nara.
Shinjo Abe Ex PM of Japan
Shinzo Abe Biography
Born | 21 September 1954 |
Birth Place | Tokyo, Japan |
Age | 67 years |
Political Party | Liberal Democratic |
Position | Former Prime Minister of Japan (2006 to 2007), (2012 to 2020) |
Succeeded by | Yoshihide Suga |
Parents | Shintaro Abe (Father)Yoko Abe (Mother) |
Spouse | Akie Abe (m. 1987) |
Education | USC Sol Price School of Public Policy |
Awards | Padma Vibhushan (India’s 2nd highest Civilian Award) |
Abe resigned as PM
This attack in Japan, which is considered one of the safest countries in the world, is astonishing. Gun control laws in Japan are strict. Abe resigned as prime minister in 2020, saying some of his chronic illnesses had resurfaced.
Who is Shinzo Abe? All about Ex PM of Japan
Shinzo Abe was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2006 to 2007, and again from 2012 to 2020. Shinzo Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, briefly leader. Opposition in 2012
Shinzo Abe was a conservative who has been widely described as a right-wing Japanese nationalist. Abe’s tenure as Prime Minister of Japan was internationally known for his government’s economic policies,
Shinzo Abe announced his resignation in August 2020 due to a major resurgence of his ulcerative colitis. He was succeeded by Yoshihide Suga as Prime Minister of Japan.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe confirmed dead after tragic shooting incident
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Shinzo Abe: Early Life
Shinzo Abe was born in Tokyo, Japan, into a prominent political family with significant economic influence in he pre-second world war, wartime, and post-war Japan. Shinzo Abe’s family is originally from Yamaguchi Prefecture and his registered residence is Nagato, Yamaguchi.
Shinzo Abe Education
He then studied public administration and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Seikei University in 1977.
Shinzo Abe later moved to the United States and studied public policy at the University of Southern California’s Policy, Planning and Development University for three semesters. He started working for Kobe Steel in April 1979 and later left the company in 1982.
Shinzo Abe Political Career
Year | Political Journey |
1993 | Elected to Japan’s House of Representatives |
1999 | Became the Director of the Committee on Health and Welfare and also Director of the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) Social Affairs Division |
2000-2003 | Shinzo Abe served as the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) |
2005-2006 | Chief Secretary of the LDP (Continued) |
2006 | Shinzo Abe became the Prime Minister of Japan for the first time |
2007 | Announced his resignation on September 12 |
2012 | Shinzo Abe won a run-off leadership elections for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Abe was elected the Prime Minister of Japan on December 26 in the same year. |
2017 | Shinzo Abe saw a resounding victory in a snap election on 22 October |
2020 | Shinzo Abe resigned as the Prime Minister of Japan on August 28. |
Shinzo Abe Wife
Shinzo Abe married Aki Matsuzaki, a socialite and former radio disc jockey, in 1987. Matsuzaki is the daughter of the president of Morinaga, a chocolate maker.