Updated: July 8, 2022 at 10:29 AM

Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slain at 67: a look back (36 images)

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was assassinated in a shooting on July 8, 2022. Abe had resigned as prime minister on August 28, 2020, citing health reasons. He was killed while delivering a campaign speech for a parliamentary candidate in Nara, Japan. Here's a look back at his political career.

Abe poses with guests during a cherry blossom viewing party at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on April 13, 2019. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Abe speaks during the rally of families of victims kidnapped by North Korea in Tokyo on May 19, 2019. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI

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Macron speaks as, left to right, Abe, Trump, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, European Council President Donald Tusk and Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attend a working session during the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France on August 25, 2019. Pool Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/EPA-EFE

Abe speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 24, 2019. In November 2019, Abe became Japan's longest-serving prime minister. Photo by Monika Graff/UPI

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