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Birth of Menachem Begin

16 August 1913

Israeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992). Menachem Begin was born on 16 August 1913 in what is now Belarus. Menachem Begin is remembered as a politician, a citizen of Israel and the Russian Empire. Positions held included Prime Minister of Israel and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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