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• In 1977, Menachem Begin was elected the sixth Prime Minister of the State of Israel. He resigned in 1983 and withdrew from public life until his death in 1992.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Menachem Wolfovitch Begin
  2. Born: August 16, 1913 in Brest, Belarus
  3. Party: Likud
  4. Elected 6th Prime Minister of Israel
  5. Assumed office: June 21, 1977
  6. First member of the Likud party to be elected Prime Minister
  7. Resigned: October 10, 1983
  8. Died: March 9, 1992

• Key Dates

  1. May 17, 1977: The Likud party, led by Begin, wins election by a landslide
  2. June 21, 1977: Assumes office of Prime Minister
  3. 1979: Signs the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty with Anwar Sadat
  4. June 6, 1982: Begin Administration authorizes military invasion of Lebanon
  5. October 10, 1983: Resigns from office
  6. March 9, 1992: Dies in Tel Aviv, Israel

• Rise and Fall

  Begin's first major act was orchestrating a peace treaty with Egypt. He was met with both domestic and international criticism after authorized the invasion of Lebanon in 1983, and resigned from office that same year.

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