Ezer Weizman
Ezer Weizman | |
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עזר ויצמן | |
| 7th President of Israel | |
| In office 13 May 1993 – 13 July 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak |
| Preceded by | Chaim Herzog |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Katsav |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 20 June 1977 – 28 May 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
| Preceded by | Shimon Peres |
| Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1924 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 24 April 2005 (aged 80) Caesarea, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Political party | Independent (1965–1984) Yahad (1984–1991) Labor (1991–2005) |
| Other political affiliations | Gahal (1965–1972) Likud (1976–1984) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Military |
| Signature | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Israel |
| Branch | British Army Royal Air Force Israeli Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 (UK) 1946–1969 (Israel) |
| Rank | Aluf (Major General) |
| Commands | Chief of Operations on the General Staff Commander of Ramat David Commander of the Israeli Air Force Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles / wars | World War II 1947–1949 Palestine war Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition |
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Ezer Weizman (Hebrew: עזר ויצמן, romanized: Ezer Vaytsman, pronounced [ˈezeʁ ˈvaitsman] ⓘ; 15 June 1924 – 24 April 2005) was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.