Former President Barack Obama

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral service of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church on July 30, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former U.S. President Barack Obama gave the eulogy for the late Democratic congressman and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were also in attendance. Rep. Lewis was a civil rights pioneer, contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and helped to organize and address the historic March on Washington in August 1963.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral service of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church on July 30, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former U.S. President Barack Obama gave the eulogy for the late Democratic congressman and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were also in attendance. Rep. Lewis was a civil rights pioneer, contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and helped to organize and address the historic March on Washington in August 1963. | Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images

In a series of tweets Friday morning, former President Barack Obama mourned the passing of his "friend and longtime partner."

"Former Prime Minister Abe was devoted to both the country he served and the extraordinary alliance between the United States and Japan.

"I will always remember the work we did to strengthen our alliance, the moving experience of traveling to Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor together, and the grace he and his wife Akie Abe showed to me and Michelle."

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