Shimon peres biography 2011
Shimon peres biography 2011
Shimon Peres...
Shimon Peres
Israeli prime minister (–)
Shimon Peres (shee-MOHNPERR-ess, -&#;ez;[1][2][3]Hebrew: שמעון פרס[ʃiˌmonˈpeʁes]ⓘ; born Szymon Perski, Polish:[ˈʂɨmɔnˈpɛrskʲi]; 2 August – 28 September ) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from to and from to and as the ninthpresident of Israel from to He was a member of twelve cabinets and represented five political parties in a political career spanning 70 years.[4] Peres was elected to the Knesset in November and except for three months out of office in early , served as a member of the Knesset continuously until he was elected president in Serving in the Knesset for 48 years (with the first uninterrupted stretch lasting more than 46 years), Peres is the longest serving member in the Knesset's history.
At the time of his retirement from politics in , he was the world's oldest head of state and was considered the last li