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Begin, Menachem


Israel, Political Person    (1913-08-16 to 1992)
• Military leader, politician. Jewish Zionist, born in Poland.
Relationships
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
PlayerCampDavid78
 
MemberIsraelGov
 
FounderLikudParty
 
MemberIsrKnesset
 
OfficerIrgun
 
StudentWarsawUniv
 
OfficerBetar
 
Life ofBeginM
 
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Camp David Summit 1978   (Player of, 1978-09-05 to 1978-09-17) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1978 : Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for peace treaty with Egypt
Government of Israel   (Member of, 1977 to 1983) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Prime Minister (See: MFA bio)
• 1980 : Begin makes a speech at the grave of Jabotinsky (See: Speech excerpts)
• 1981-06-07 : Begin orders the IDF to destroy the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq (See: FAS article)
Likud Party   (Founder of, 1973 to 1992) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Begin's Herut party merges with other opposition parties to form Likud
Israel Parliament (Knesset)   (Member of, 1948 to 1976) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Leader of Herut, then Likud opposition party -- Duck | Google | Bing
Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL)   (Officer of, 1943 to 1948) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1943 : Commander of the Irgun
• 1948-04-09 : Begin leads the Irgun attack on the Palestinian village of Deir Yamin
Warsaw University   (Student of, 1931 to 1935) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Law school
Betar Zionist Youth Movement   (Officer of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1932 : Head of Organization Department in Poland and Czechoslovakia
• 1939 : Head of the Poland chapter