Yitzhak Rabin: Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)
Yitzhak Rabin (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general.
He was born in Jerusalem. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel from 1974 until 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995 by Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist who had strongly opposed Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords and to peace with Palestine. He was the first local-born Prime Minister of Israel, the only Israeli Prime Minister to be killed and the second to die in office (following Levi Eshkol). Yitzhak Rabin was one of the three recipients of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. The others were Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres. All three got the prizes for trying to make peace in the Middle East.
Yitzhak Rabin יִצְחָק רַבִּין | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 13 July 1992 – 4 November 1995 | |
| President | Chaim Herzog Ezer Weizman |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Succeeded by | Shimon Peres |
| In office 3 June 1974 – 22 April 1977 | |
| President | Ephraim Katzir |
| Preceded by | Golda Meir |
| Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 13 September 1984 – 15 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Shimon Peres Yitzhak Shamir |
| Preceded by | Moshe Arens |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Arens |
| In office 13 July 1992 – 4 November 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Moshe Arens |
| Succeeded by | Shimon Peres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1922 Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine |
| Died | 4 November 1995 (aged 73) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Cause of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
| Political party | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Leah Rabin |
| Children | Dalia Rabin-Pelossof Yuval Rabin |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Israel |
| Branch/service | Haganah  Israeli Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1941–1967 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Syria-Lebanon Campaign Israeli War of Independence Six-Day War |
Death
Yitzhak Rabin was shot dead in Tel Aviv on November 4, 1995. He was buried Helkat Gdolei Ha'uma in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
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