Yitzhak Navon
5th president of Israel, Israeli cabinet minister, Knesset member, author, playwright and educator (1921-2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yitzhak Navon (Hebrew: יצחק נבון; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015) was an Israeli politician, diplomat and author. He was the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983. He was the first Israeli president to be born in Jerusalem and not Russia.
Quick Facts 5th President of Israel, Prime Minister ...
Yitzhak Navon | |
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5th President of Israel | |
In office 24 May 1978 – 5 May 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
Preceded by | Ephraim Katzir |
Succeeded by | Chaim Herzog |
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Born | (1921-04-09)9 April 1921 Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine |
Died | 6 November 2015(2015-11-06) (aged 94) Jerusalem, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli |
Political party | Alignment |
Spouse(s) | Ofira Resnikov (m. 1963-1993, her death) Miri Shafir (m. 2008-2015, his death) |
Children | 2 |
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In 2005, people voted him as the 108th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet.[1]