Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician who founded the political parties Herut and Likud and served as prime minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983.
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Menachem Begin in our timeline
- Camp David Accords Signed (September 17, 1978)
- Nobel Peace Prize to Sadat and Begin (October 27, 1978)
- Sadat and Begin Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (December 10, 1978)
- Egypt and Israel Make Peace (March 26, 1979)
- Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty Ratifications Exchanged (April 25, 1979)
- Egypt and Israel Exchange Ambassadors (February 26, 1980)
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