Japanese politician (born 1954)

Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, serving for nearly nine years.

Born

1954

September 21

Died

2022

Era

1950s

Country

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About

Shinzo, in brief

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Key dates

1954 Born
2022 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

455 Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
1170 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
1217 Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day.
1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.

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The world in 1954

When Shinzo arrived

april 1 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
april 18 Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.
april 22 Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
april 25 The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 21

Abdul Hamid II 1842–1918 Ottoman sultan (born 1842) Don Dunstan 1926–1999 Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (born 1926) Doug Moe 1938– American basketball player and coach (died 2026) Ethan Coen 1957– American director, producer, and screenwriter Gustav Holst 1874–1934 English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874) Henry Gibson 1935–2009 American actor (born 1935) Howie Morenz 1902–1937 Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902) Israel Katz 1955– Israeli politician Johanna Vuoksenmaa 1965– Finnish director and screenwriter

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1954

Alan Kulwicki 1954–1993 American race car driver (born 1954) Annie Lennox 1954– Scottish singer-songwriter and pianist Archie Griffin 1954– American football player Chris Huhne 1954– English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Clem Burke 1954–2025 American drummer (born 1954) Cliff Martinez 1954– American drummer and songwriter David Keith 1954– American actor and director David Lee Roth 1954– American singer-songwriter and producer Dawn Primarolo 1954– English politician

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