Ezer Weizman
Ezer Weizman listen (info • help) (Hebrew: עזר ויצמן , 15 June 1924 - 24 April 2005) was the seventh President of Israel.[1] He was first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.
Ezer Weizman | |
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עזר ויצמן | |
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7th President of Israel | |
In office 13 May 1993 – 13 July 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak |
Preceded by | Chaim Herzog |
Succeeded by | Moshe Katsav |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 20 June 1977 – 28 May 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
Preceded by | Shimon Peres |
Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ezer Weizmann 15 June 1924 Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine |
Died | 24 April 2005 Caesarea, Israel | (aged 80)
Nationality | Israeli |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Reuma Weizman |
Children | 2 |
Ezer Weizman Media
Weizman sits upon the wing root of an Avia S-199, a Czechoslovak-built version of the Bf 109.
King Mahendra of Nepal (left) visiting Israel, accompanied by Shimon Peres, Director General of the Ministry of Defense (middle), and Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Ezer Weizman (right), 1958.
Ezer Weizman greeting King Hussein of Jordan
References
- ↑ Ezer Weizman: 1924–2005 San Francisco Chronicle, 25 April 2005
Other websites
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