Died 2012-06-30.
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Isaac Shamir
Yitzhak Shamir was an Israeli politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader of the Zionist militant group Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang.
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politics · Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984; 1986–1992) · politician · diplomat · also Isaac Shamir, Yitzhak Shamir, Shamir
Born 22 October 1915 · Died 30 June 2012 · Q184351
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2012· 1 entry
2004· 1 entry
Shamir's health declined, with the progression of his Alzheimer's disease, and he was moved to a nursing home
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Israel Prize (2001).
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Shamir received the Israel Prize, for his lifetime achievements and special contribution to society and the State of Israel
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1998· 1 entry
And endorse Herut, a right-wing splinter movement led by Benny Begin, which later joined the National Union during the 1999 election
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1994· 1 entry
What had long been suspected: that the killing of Giladi in 1943 was ordered by Shamir himself, allegedly due to Giladi advocating the assassination of David Ben-Gurion, and arguing for other violence deemed too extremis
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1993· 1 entry
Benjamin Netanyahu replaced him as Likud leader
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (1992–1993).
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1989· 1 entry
A wave of Jewish emigration began from the Soviet Union after the Soviets allowed their Jewish population to emigrate freely
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1988· 1 entry
Shamir and Peres formed a new coalition government until "the dirty trick" of 1990, when the Alignment left the government, leaving Shamir with a narrow right-wing coalition
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1987· 2 entries
With King Hussein of Jordan in what has become known as the London Agreement
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And Shamir resisted a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1986–1992).
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1983· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Israel (1983–1984).
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1981· 1 entry
And 1982, as Foreign Minister, he guided negotiations with Egypt to normalize relations after the treaty
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1980· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (1980–1986).
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1977· 3 entries
Career landmark: Speaker of the Knesset (1977–1980).
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Presided at the Knesset visit of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
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And Foreign Minister in 1980 which he remained until 1986, concurrently serving as prime minister from October 1983 to September 1984 after Begin's resignation
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: Knesset member (1974–1996).
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1973· 1 entry
As a member of the Likud alliance of parties
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1969· 2 entries
Shamir joined the Herut party headed by Menachem Begin and was first elected to the Knesset in 1973 as a member of the Likud
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Shamir joined Menachem Begin's Herut Party
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1944· 2 entries
Shamir married Lehi member Shulamit Levy
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Shamir married fellow Lehi member Shulamit, Shamir had first met Shulamit in a detention camp where she was incarcerated after the ship on which she sailed to Mandate Palestine from Bulgaria in 1941 was declared illegal
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1942· 1 entry
Shamir and Eliyahu Giladi hid under a stack of mattresses in a warehouse of the detention camp at Mazra'a, and at night escaped through the barbed wire fences of the camp
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1935· 1 entry
Shamir emigrated from Białystok to British Palestine, where he worked in an accountant's office
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1915· 1 entry
Born 1915-10-22.
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