# Shinzō Abe is assassinated (2022)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/2022-shinzo-abe-is-assassinated
Location: Japan
Categories: main-event

Former prime minister Shinzō Abe was shot while campaigning in Nara on 8 July and died later that day. The killing prompted scrutiny of political security and links between politicians and the Unification Church. Abe was a former leader, not the serving prime minister at the time.

Ruler at the time: [Kishida Fumio](https://history-japan.com/rulers/kishida-fumio)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Shinzo_Abe)