David Ben-Gurion
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David Ben-Gurion (help·info) (Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן, born David Grün on 16 October 1886, dee'd 1 December 1973) wis the first Prime Meenister o Israel an a Zionist leader. Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, whilk began early in life, culminatit in his instrumental role in the foondin o the state o Israel. Efter leadin Israel tae victory in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Ben-Gurion helpit big the state institutions an owersaw the absorption o vast nummers o Jews frae aw ower the warld. Upon reteerin frae poleetical life in 1970, he flittit tae Sde Boker, a kibbutz in the Negev desert, whaur he bidit till his daith. Posthumously, Ben-Gurion wis named ane o Time Magazine's 100 Maist Important Fowk o the 20t Century.
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David Ben-Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן | |
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1st Prime Meenister o Israel | |
In office 17 Mey 1948 – 26 Januar 1954 | |
Preses | Chaim Weizmann Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
Precedit bi | New office |
Succeedit bi | Moshe Sharett |
In office 3 November 1955 – 26 Juin 1963 | |
Preses | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Zalman Shazar |
Precedit bi | Moshe Sharett |
Succeedit bi | Levi Eshkol |
Chairman o the Provisional State Cooncil o Israel | |
In office 14 Mey 1948 – 16 Mey 1948 | |
Precedit bi | New office |
Succeedit bi | Chaim Weizmann |
Meenister o Defense | |
In office 14 Mey 1948 – 26 Januar 1954 | |
Prime Meenister | Himsel |
Precedit bi | New office |
Succeedit bi | Pinhas Lavon |
In office 21 Februar 1955 – 26 Juin 1963 | |
Prime Meenister | Moshe Sharett Himsel |
Precedit bi | Pinhas Lavon |
Succeedit bi | Levi Eshkol |
Personal details | |
Born | David Grün 16 October 1886(1886-10-16) Płońsk, Congress Poland |
Dee'd | 1 December 1973(1973-12-01) (aged 87) Ramat Gan, Israel |
Naitionality | Congress Poland Ottoman Empire Unitit Kinrick Israel |
Poleetical pairty | Mapai, Rafi, Naitional Leet |
Spoose(s) | Paula Ben-Gurion |
Bairns | 3 |
Alma mater | Varsity o Warsaw Istanbul Varsity |
Religion | Jewish atheism[1][2][3][4][5] |
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