Chronology of major events related to former Japanese Prime Minister Abe

The following is a chronology of major events related to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot by a gunman Friday in western Japan.Sept. 21, 1954 -- Born in Tokyo.April 1979 -- Begins working at Kobe Steel Ltd.Nov. 1982 -- Begins working as a secretary for his father Shintaro Abe, then foreign minister.July 18, 1993 -- Elected to the House of Representatives.Sept. 21, 2003 -- Becomes the secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party.Oct. 31, 2005 -- Becomes chief Cabinet secretary under then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.Sept. 20, 2006 -- Becomes president of the LDP after i…READ FULL ARTICLE