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Levi Eshkol
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Israeli politician, a founder of the Israeli Labor Party and Prime Minister (1895-1969)
Levi Eshkol was an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister and helped establish the Israeli Labor Party, playing a significant role in shaping Israel's early government. He led the country from 1963 until his death in 1969, a period that included the 1967 Six-Day War, one of the most consequential conflicts in Middle Eastern history.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Levi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Kyiv
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Knesset member
- Political party
- The Young Worker
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Portrait of prime minister Levy Eshkol. August 1963. D699-070.jpg
- Work location
- Jerusalem
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- Commons category
- Levi Eshkol
- vocalized name
- לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל
- name in native language
- לוי אשכול
- topic's main category
- Category:Levi Eshkol
- place of burial
- Mount Herzl
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1895-10-25
- date of death
- 1969-02-26
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- The Young Worker
- facial hair
- toothbrush moustache
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Encyclopedic overview
Levi Eshkol (Hebrew: לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל [leˈvi ʔeʃˈkol] ; 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik (Hebrew: לוי יצחק שקולניק), was the prime minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. A founder of the Israeli Labor Party, he served in numerous senior roles, including Minister of Defense (1963–1967) and Minister of Finance (1952–1963).
Eshkol was first appointed as prime minister following the resignation of David Ben-Gurion. He then led the party in the elections to the Sixth Knesset (1965) and won, remaining in office for six consecutive years. Shortly after taking office, Eshkol made several significant changes, among them the annulment of military rule over Israeli Arabs and a successful journey to the United States, being the first Israeli leader to be formally invited to the White House. His relations with American President Lyndon B. Johnson greatly affected Israel–United States relations and later on the Six-Day War.
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