David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion · Heroes of Israel
First Prime Minister of Israel; declared its independence in 1948 and led it through the War of Independence
1886, Płońsk, Poland (then Russian Empire) — 1973, Ramat Gan, Israel
Poland · Ottoman/Mandatory Palestine · Israel
David Ben-Gurion is recognized among Israeli contributors to Heroes of Israel — First Prime Minister of Israel; declared its independence in 1948 and led it through the War of Independence
David Ben-Gurion was a Zionist leader who directed the pre-state Jewish community, read out Israel's Declaration of Independence in May 1948, and served as the country's first prime minister and defence minister. He shaped the young state's institutions, army and immigration policy. He was Jewish, raised in a Zionist Jewish family in Poland.
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Source: State of Israel founder
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First Prime Minister of Israel; declared its independence in 1948 and led it through the War of Independence
Source: State of Israel founder
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