Menachem Wolfovich Begin (16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. Begin fought for Poland during World War II, before being captured by the Soviets and deported to British Palestine. He then became head of the Zionist underground group Irgun, which dissolved once the State of Israel was founded. As prime minister, Begin signed a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Peace together with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
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| - Menachem Wolfovich Begin (16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. Begin fought for Poland during World War II, before being captured by the Soviets and deported to British Palestine. He then became head of the Zionist underground group Irgun, which dissolved once the State of Israel was founded. As prime minister, Begin signed a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Peace together with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
- Menachem Begin (1913-1992) was an active member of Irgun, a violent group that fought for the establishment of a Jewish state before Israel's existence. Irgun was responsible for the death of 91 people when they blew up the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Nevertheless, in time he rose to political prominence in Israel and became Israel's leader.
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Title
| - Prime Minister of Israel
- Leader of the Herut party
- Leader of the Likud party
- Minister of Defense of Israel
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Before
| - Ezer Weizman
- Yitzhak Rabin
- Ariel Sharon
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- 1973(xsd:integer)
- 1977(xsd:integer)
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- --05-28
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After
| - Ariel Sharon
- Moshe Arens
- Yitzhak Shamir
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Affiliations
| - Jewish Underground in Europe, the Irgun, Likud
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Occupation
| - Terrorist
- Terrorist, Revolutionary, Soldier, Politician
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| - Menachem Begin (1913-1992) was an active member of Irgun, a violent group that fought for the establishment of a Jewish state before Israel's existence. Irgun was responsible for the death of 91 people when they blew up the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Nevertheless, in time he rose to political prominence in Israel and became Israel's leader. He was Prime Minister of Israel at the time of the Camp David Accords. He and the Egyptian leader, Anwar el-Sadat along with United States President Jimmy Carter, negotiated a peace treaty at Camp David. It was the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab neighbor. (Even though Egyptians are not literally Arabs, they are considered to be part of the Arab world.) The Sinai Peninsula, occupied since the Six Day War, was returned to Egypt. A future deal that was to include the West Bank never materialized.
- Menachem Wolfovich Begin (16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. Begin fought for Poland during World War II, before being captured by the Soviets and deported to British Palestine. He then became head of the Zionist underground group Irgun, which dissolved once the State of Israel was founded. As prime minister, Begin signed a peace treaty with Egypt in 1979, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Peace together with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
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