Shintaro Abe
Japanese politician (1924-1991)
Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, Abe Shintarō; 29 April 1924 – 15 May 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1986. He was a leading member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was the father of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and part of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family.
Early life and education
Shintaro Abe was born on 29 April 1924, in Tokyo, the only child of Kan Abe and Shizuko Hondo. His parents got divorced on July 24, 1924 when he was two months old. His mother married a banker named Kenzo Nishimura and he has two maternal half-brothers. His maternal half-brother Masao Nishimura was born on November 18, 1932 and died on August 1, 2006 at the age of 73 due to heart failure. He was raised by his father in prefecture of Yamaguchi after his parents got divorced. His maternal grandfather is Tsunejiro Hondo who is an army general. His mother died at the age of thirty one due to illness in 1936 when Shintaro Abe was twelve years old.
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