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'''Shinzo Abe''' (安倍晋三 ''Abe Shinzoo''; | '''Shinzo Abe''' (安倍晋三 ''Abe Shinzoo''; 21st September 1954 – 8th July 2022) was the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] and leader of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] from 2012 to 2020 and 2006 to 2007.<ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20121226x1.html LDP, Abe get second chance; Cabinet is sworn in]'.</ref> His first premiership ended when various factors including low approval ratings, the failure to pass an anti-[[terrorism]] law and ill health led him to quit.<ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20070913a1.html Abe announces he will resign]'. 13th September 2007.</ref> However, he went on to become the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history. | ||
Abe was [[assassination|assassinated]] in 2022 while campaigning for his party in [[Nara (city)|Nara]].<ref>''Japan Times'': '[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/08/national/shinzo-abe-dead-nara-shooting/ Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated]'. 8th July 2022.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 11:05, 9 July 2022
Shinzo Abe (安倍晋三 Abe Shinzoo; 21st September 1954 – 8th July 2022) was the Prime Minister of Japan and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party from 2012 to 2020 and 2006 to 2007.[1] His first premiership ended when various factors including low approval ratings, the failure to pass an anti-terrorism law and ill health led him to quit.[2] However, he went on to become the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history.
Abe was assassinated in 2022 while campaigning for his party in Nara.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Japan Times: 'LDP, Abe get second chance; Cabinet is sworn in'.
- ↑ Japan Times: 'Abe announces he will resign'. 13th September 2007.
- ↑ Japan Times: 'Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated'. 8th July 2022.