Golda Meir
3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978
Golda Meir was an Israeli politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel, the first woman to hold the office. A signatory of Israel's declaration of independence, she held senior cabinet posts before leading the country during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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Life events
Born Golda Mabovitch in Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMoved with her family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she grew up and trained as a teacher.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgImmigrated to Palestine and joined Kibbutz Merhavia with her husband.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWas among the signatories of Israel's declaration of independence in 1948.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAppointed Israel's foreign minister, a post she held for most of the decade.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame the first female prime minister of Israel and the fourth to hold the office.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHeaded the government during the 1973 Yom Kippur War and its contentious aftermath.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStepped down amid criticism over the government's preparedness for the Yom Kippur War.
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