Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin on NobelPrize.org Menachem Begin (16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician. Originally a Zionist activist in Eastern Europe, he later became Prime Minister of Israel.
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| 6th Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 21 June 1977 – 10 October 1983 | |
| President | Ephraim Katzir Yitzhak Navon Chaim Herzog |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 28 May 1980 – 5 August 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Ezer Weizman |
| Succeeded by | Ariel Sharon |
| In office 14 February 1983 – 23 February 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Ariel Sharon |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Arens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1913 Brest, Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 March 1992 (aged 78) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Political party | Herut (1948-1988) Likud (1988-1992) |
| Spouse(s) | Aliza Arnold (1939–82) |
| Children | Ze'ev Binyamin Hasia Leah |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Signature | Menachem Begin's signature |
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In 1941 he joined the Free Polish army. This is how he arrived in Mandatory Palestine in 1942.
In 1942, Begin joined the Irgun, a Zionist-Jewish paramilitary organisation, which was labelled as a terrorist organization in the 1940s.[1] From 1943 to 1948 he was commander of the Irgun.
He was the founder of the Israeli political party Likud. He was the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
Begin’s most significant acts as Prime Minister include officially declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, imposing Israeli law on the Golan Heights, destroying Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor in Iraq, controversially leading Israel through the early stages of the 1982 Lebanon War, and most famously, signing the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. For that treaty, Begin and Anwar Sadat shared the Nobel Peace Prize.
Begin resigned as Prime Minister in October 1983. He died on 9 March 1992 after a heart attack. He was buried on the Mount of Olives.[2]
Menachem Begin Media
- BeginBeitar1935.jpg
Begin reviews a Betar lineup in Poland in 1939. Next to him is Moshe (Munya) Cohen
- Menachem Begin in September 1940.jpg
NKVD mugshots of Menachem Begin, 1940
- MENAHEM BEGIN IN POLISH ARMY UNIFORM WITH WIFE ALIZA IN TEL-AVIV. COURTESY JABOTINSKY INSTITUTE. מנחם בגין במדי הצבא הפולני עם רעייתו עליזה , בתל אביבD705-085.jpg
Begin in his Polish Army uniform with his wife Aliza in Tel Aviv, December 1942.
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Palestine Police Force wanted poster of Irgun and Lehi members. Begin appears at the top left.
- Menahem Begin during his "Rabbi Sassover" period with wife Aliza and son Benyamin-Zeev in Tel Aviv.jpg
Begin in the guise of "Rabbi Sassover" with wife Aliza and son Benyamin-Zeev, Tel Aviv, December 1946
- בגין (במרכז) עם משוחררי אצ"ל, 1948.jpg
Begin with Irgun members, 1948
- Altalena off Tel-Aviv beach.jpg
Altalena on fire after being shelled near Tel-Aviv
- Atalena crew.jpg
Some of the crew of the Altalena. Bottom row center is Captain Monroe Fein.
- Menachem Begin při projevu v srpnu 1948.jpg
Menachem Begin při veřejném projevu
References
- ↑ Irgun-Zvai-Leumi, Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Sedan, Gil (10 March 1992). "Menachem Begin is Laid to Rest in Simple Mount of Olives Ceremony". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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