Yitzhak Rabin

Prime Minister of Israel

1 March 1922 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

4 November 1995(1995-11-04) (73) Tel Aviv, Israel

13 July 1992 – 4 November 1995

For the Alpha Blondy album, see Yitzhak Rabin (album). For the two-part documentary film, see Yitzhak Rabin: A Biography. Israeli politician, statesman and general Yitzhak RabinRabin in 19945th Prime Minister of IsraelIn office 13 July 1992 – 4 November 1995PresidentChaim HerzogEzer WeizmanPreceded by Yitzhak ShamirSucceeded by Shimon PeresIn office 3 June 1974 – 22 April 1977PresidentEphraim KatzirPreceded by Golda MeirSucceeded by Shimon Peres (acting)10th Minister of DefenseIn office 13 July 1992 – 4 November 1995Prime Minister HimselfPreceded by Moshe ArensSucceeded by Shimon PeresIn office 13 September 1984 – 15 March 1990Prime Minister Shimon PeresYitzhak ShamirPreceded by Moshe ArensSucceeded by Moshe Arens Personal detailsBorn(1922-03-01 ) 1 March 1922 Jerusalem, Mandatory PalestineDied4 November 1995(1995-11-04) (aged 73) Tel Aviv, IsraelCause of deathAssassinationNationalityIsraeliPolitical partyAlignment, Labor PartySpouse(s)Leah Rabin ​(m. 1948)​ChildrenDalia Rabin-PelossofYuval RabinProfessionMilitary officerSignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance  IsraelBranch/serviceHaganah Israeli Defense ForcesYears of service1941–1967Rank Rav AlufBattles/warsSyria–Lebanon Campaign Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine 1948 Arab–Israeli War Six-Day War Yitzhak Rabin (/r ə ˈ b iː n / ; Hebrew: יִצְחָק רַבִּין ‎, IPA:  ( listen ) ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and from 1992 until his assassination in 1995. Rabin was born in Jerusalem to Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and was raised in a Labor Zionist household. He learned agriculture in school and excelled as a student. He led a 27-year career as a soldier. As a teenager he joined the Palmach, the commando force of the Yishuv. He eventually rose through its ranks to become its chief of operations during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He joined the newly formed Israel Defense Forces in late 1948 and continued to rise as a promising officer. He helped shape the training doctrine of the IDF in the early 1950s, and led the IDF's Operations Directorate from 1959 to 1963. He was appointed Chief of the General Staff in 1964 and oversaw Israel's victory in the 1967 Six-Day War. Rabin served as Israel's ambassador to the United States from 1968 to 1973, during a period of deepening U.S.–Israel ties. He was appointed Prime Minister of Israel in 1974, after the resignation of Golda Meir. In his first term, Rabin signed the Sinai Interim Agreement and ordered the Entebbe raid. He resigned in 1977 in the wake of a financial scandal. Rabin was Israel's minister of defense for much of the 1980s, including during the outbreak of the First Intifada. In 1992, Rabin was re-elected as prime minister on a platform embracing the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. He signed several historic agreements with the Palestinian leadership as part of the Oslo Accords. In 1994, Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize together with long-time political rival Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Rabin also signed a peace treaty with Jordan in 1994. In November 1995, he was assassinated by an extremist named Yigal Amir, who opposed the terms of the Oslo Accords. Amir was convicted of Rabin's murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Rabin was the first native-born prime minister of Israel, the only prime minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office after Levi Eshkol. Rabin has become a symbol of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.