Ezer Weizman | |
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עזר ויצמן | |
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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 | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | 15 June 1924
Died | 24 April 2005 Caesarea, Israel | (aged 80)
Nationality | Israeli |
Political party | Independent (1965–1984) Yahad (1984–1991) Labor (1991–2005) |
Other political affiliations | Gahal (1965–1972) Likud (1976–1984) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Military |
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Military career | |
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Years of service | 1942–1945 (UK) 1946–1969 (Israel) |
Rank | Aluf (Major General) |
Commands | Chief of Operations on the General Staff Commander of Ramat David Commander of the Israeli Air Force Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
Battles/wars | World War II 1947–1949 Palestine war Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition |
Ezer Weizman (Hebrew: עזר ויצמן, romanized: Ezer Vaytsman, pronounced [ˈezeʁ ˈvaitsman] ; 15 June 1924 – 24 April 2005) was the seventh President of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.