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Ezer Weizman (June 15, 1924 – April 24, 2005) was an Israeli major general and politician who served as the president of Israel, first elected in 1993 and re-elected in 1998. Before the presidency, Weizman was commander of the Israeli Air Force and Minister of Defense.
Ezer Weizman was born in Tel Aviv in the British Mandate of Palestine on 15 June 1924 to Yechiel and Yehudit Weizmann. His father was an agronomist originally from Pinsk, whereas his mother’s family had been among the founders of Rishon LeZion. Weizman was a nephew of Israel’s first president, Chaim Weizmann.
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