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Also Known As Menachem Wolfovitch Begin
Born August 16, 1913
Died March 9, 1992 (aged 78) • Tel Aviv–Yafo • Israel
Title / Office prime minister (1977-1983), Israel
Political Affiliation Likud
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1978)
Role In Camp David Accords

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Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter, and Menachem Begin
President Jimmy Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat stand together on the White House lawn, smiling and clasping hands after signing the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter overseeing a discussion between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (left) and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sādāt (right) at Camp David, Maryland, September 1978.
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