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Political milestones in the 1950s and 1960s (Simon Pelres)

ketapang @ketapang (94) • Indonesia 20 Jun 07

Peres was first elected to the Knesset in the 1959 elections, as a member of the Mapai party. He was given the role of Deputy Defense Minister, which he fulfiled until 1965 when he was implicated in the Lavon affair with Moshe...

Shimon Peres

hendraktp @hendraktp (150) • Indonesia 20 Jun 07

Shimon Peres (help·info) (Hebrew: ????? ???, born Szymon Perski on August 2, 1923 in eastern Poland) is a senior Israeli statesman with a political career spanning more than 65 years. He was elected President of Israel on June 13,...