Ezer Weizman
Appearance
Ezer Weizman | |
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עזר ויצמן | |
7th President of Israel | |
In office 13 May 1993 – 13 July 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak |
Preceded by | Chaim Herzog |
Succeeded by | Moshe Katsav |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 20 June 1977 – 28 May 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
Preceded by | Shimon Peres |
Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ezer Weizmann 15 June 1924 Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine |
Died | 24 April 2005 Caesarea, Israel | (aged 80)
Nationality | Israeli |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Reuma Weizman |
Children | 2 |
Ezer Weizman listen (help·info) (Hebrew: עזר ויצמן, 15 June 1924 - 24 April 2005) was the seventh President of Israel.[1] He was first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ezer Weizman: 1924–2005 San Francisco Chronicle, 25 April 2005
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