Menachem Begin
16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992
Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician who served as the sixth prime minister of Israel and led the right-wing Likud party to power in 1977. He signed the Camp David Accords and a peace treaty with Egypt, for which he shared the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Life events
Born in Brest-Litovsk in the Russian Empire (present-day Brest, Belarus).
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEarned a law degree from the University of Warsaw.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame commander of the Irgun, a Zionist paramilitary organization in Mandatory Palestine.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished the Herut party, which later became a core component of the Likud.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed Likud to an electoral victory that ended decades of Labor-dominated government.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShared the Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar Sadat for negotiating peace between Israel and Egypt.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNegotiated the Camp David Accords with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, brokered by the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSigned the peace treaty with Egypt at the White House.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgStepped down from office and withdrew from public life.
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