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Also Known As Menachem Wolfovitch Begin
Born August 16, 1913 • Brest
Died March 9, 1992 (aged 78) • Tel Aviv–Yafo • Israel
Title / Office prime minister (1977-1983), Israel
Political Affiliation Likud
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1978)
Role In Camp David Accords

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Israel-Egypt peace treaty: Jimmy Carter, Menachem Begin, and Anwar Sadat
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