Yitzhak Rabin

1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995

Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli military leader and statesman who served twice as prime minister of Israel. A former army chief of staff, he signed the Oslo Accords with the Palestine Liberation Organization and was assassinated in 1995.

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Born in Jerusalem
1 March 1922

Born in Jerusalem during the British Mandate for Palestine.

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Joined the Palmach
1941

Enlisted in the Palmach, the elite strike force of the Haganah.

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Became chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces
1964 – 1968

Appointed IDF chief of staff, leading the military to victory in the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Served as ambassador to the United States
1968 – 1973

Represented Israel as its ambassador in Washington, D.C.

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Became prime minister for the first time
3 June 1974 – 1977

Succeeded Golda Meir as prime minister of Israel.

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Returned as prime minister
13 July 1992

Won election and began his second term as prime minister of Israel.

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Signed the Oslo Accords
13 September 1993

Signed the Oslo I Accord with the PLO at the White House, sealed with a handshake with Yasser Arafat.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1994

Shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat for the Oslo peace process.

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Assassination in Tel Aviv
4 November 1995

Shot and killed by an Israeli extremist at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.

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