The demise of Japan’s famed Prime Minister is tragic. Following this tragic news, many people are curious about what happened to the prominent figure.

According to reports, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of the country’s most powerful postwar leaders, was assassinated in cold blood Friday (July 8) while addressing a campaign event.

Is Shinzo Abe still alive or dead?

He was 67 years old at the time of his departure. Abe, a long-time figure in Japanese politics, was premier for a brief while from 2006 to 2007 before returning to the country’s highest political post from 2012 to 2020.

Abe, Japan’s longest-serving postwar prime minister, held the position for eight years, from 2012 to 2020, and before that, from 2006 to 2007.

The former prime minister resigned in August 2020, citing health issues.

He then admitted to being under treatment for ulcerative colitis, a chronic digestive ailment. He was followed by Yoshihide Suga, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who was then replaced by Fumio Kishida.

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