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Menachem Begin
Leading Israel’s first Likud government and signing the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt.
Likud · Camp David Accords
- Born
- 16 August 1913
- Birthplace
- Israel
- Died
- 9 March 1992
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Menachem Begin was an Israeli political leader and former Irgun commander. He shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar Sadat, but his record also includes Irgun attacks and the 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
Early life
Brest childhood
Born in Brest-Litovsk, now in Belarus, into a Zionist family.
Law studies
Graduated from the University of Warsaw in 1935 and became a Betar youth leader.
Career
- 1943
Irgun command
Took command of the militant organization, which carried out the 1946 King David Hotel bombing.
- 1948
Herut
Founded a political party and entered parliamentary politics.
- 1977
Prime minister
Led Likud to an election victory.
- 1982
Lebanon invasion
His government launched the invasion; he resigned the following year.
Defining decisions
Likud
Helped establish the political alliance.
Camp David Accords
Reached agreements with Egypt under United States mediation.
Egypt–Israel treaty
Signed a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat.
Beyond work
Imprisonment
Was imprisoned in the Soviet Union before joining the Polish army and reaching Palestine.
Family
Married Aliza Arnold in 1939; they had three children.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Peace Prize ↗Photo: MSGT DENHAM. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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