Shlomo Lahat
Shlomo Lahat | |
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| Native name | שלמה להט |
| Birth name | Salo Lindner |
| Nickname(s) | Cheech |
| Born | November 9, 1927 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | October 1, 2014 (aged 86) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel |
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| Years of service | 1944-1973 |
| Rank | Aluf |
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| Other work | Mayor of Tel Aviv, 1974-1993 |
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Shlomo "Chich" Lahat (Hebrew: שלמה להט; November 9, 1927 – October 1, 2014) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv in 1974–1993, for four consecutive terms. After election on the Likud ticket in 1974, he was re-elected in 1978, 1983 and 1989. He coined the slogan about Tel Aviv being "the city that never stops."