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| Affiliation | Independence |
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| Name | Ehud Barak |
| Address |
Kochav Yair, , Israel |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
February 12, 1942 |
| Died |
Still Living
(82 years) |
| Contributor | 411 Name Removed |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Dec 08, 2023 07:09pm |
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Caucasian - Jewish - Divorced - Army - Judaism - Straight -
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| Info | Ehud Barak was born in 1942 in Kibbutz Mishmar Hasharon.
He joined the Israel Defense Forces in 1959, and served as a soldier and commander of an elite unit, and in various other command positions including Tank Brigade Commander and Armored Division Commander, and General Staff positions, including Head of the IDF Intelligence Branch. During the 1967 Six-Day War, Barak served as a reconnaissance group commander, and in the 1973 Yom Kippur War as a tank battalion commander on the southern front in Sinai. In January 1982, he was appointed Head of the IDF Planning Branch and promoted to Major General. During the 1982 "Peace for Galilee" operation, Major General Barak served as Deputy Commander of the Israeli force in Lebanon.
In April 1983, Maj.Gen. Barak was appointed Head of the Intelligence Branch at the IDF General Headquarters. In January 1986, he was appointed Commander of the IDF Central Command, and in May 1987 was appointed Deputy Chief-of-Staff.
In April 1991, he assumed the post of the 14th Chief of the General Staff and was promoted to the rank of Lt. General, the highest in the Israeli military.
Following the May 1994 signing of the Gaza-Jericho agreement with the Palestinians, Lt. General Barak oversaw the IDF's redeployment in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. He played a central role in finalizing the peace treaty with Jordan, signed in 1994, and met with his Syrian counterpart as part of the Syrian-Israeli negotiations.
General Barak was awarded the "Distinguished Service Medal" and four other citations for courage and operational excellence.
Barak holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1976), and an M.Sc. in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University, California (1978).
He served as Minister of the Interior from July-November 1995 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 1995 until June 1996.
Elected to the Knesset in 1996, he served as a Member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
In 1996, Barak was elected Chairman of the Labor Party and in 1999 formed the One Israel Party from the Labor, Gesher and Meimad factions.
Ehud Barak was elected Prime Minister of Israel on May 17, 1999. He presented his government to the Knesset on July 6, 1999, assuming office as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.
He completed his term on March 7, 2001, following his defeat by Ariel Sharon in the February special election for prime minister.
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