Shimon Peres

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Why Famous: The 9th President of Israel (2007-14), Peres also served twice as Israeli Prime Minister and twice as Interim Prime Minister.

In a political career spanning nearly 70 years, Peres was a member of 12 Israeli cabinets.

With Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leaders, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, Peres won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for the peace talks that led to the Oslo Accords. Peres was the Israeli Foreign Minister at the time.

Born: August 2, 1923
Birthplace: Vishnyeva, Belarus

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Leo

Died: September 28, 2016 (aged 93)
Cause of Death: Stroke

Historical Events

1977-04-22 Shimon Peres becomes the 8th Prime Minister of Israel
1984-09-13 Shimon Peres forms Israeli government with Likud
1986-01-19 Israeli Premier Shimon Peres visits Netherlands
1986-07-23 Moroccan King Hassan II meets with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres
1986-09-11 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak receives Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres
1986-10-10 Shimon Peres resigns as Prime Minister of Israel
1993-09-13 Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres and PLO official Mahmoud Abbas sign the Oslo I peace accord
1994-10-14 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres
1994-12-10 Nobel Peace Prize presented to Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat
1995-12-12 Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres addresses both houses of the US Congress

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