Ezer Weizman
| Ezer Weizman | |
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| 7th President of Israel | |
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In office 13 May 1993 – 13 July 2000 |
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| Prime Minister |
Yitzhak Rabin Shimon Peres Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Barak |
| Preceded by | Chaim Herzog |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Katsav |
| Minister of Defense | |
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In office 20 June 1977 – 28 May 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Menachem Begin |
| Preceded by | Shimon Peres |
| Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 June 1924 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 24 April 2005 (aged 80) Caesarea, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Political party |
Independent (1965-1984) Yahad (1984-1991) Labor (1991-2005) |
| Other political affiliations |
Gahal (1965-1973) Likud (1965-1984) |
| Spouse(s) | Reuma Weizman |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Military |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom Israel
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| Service/branch |
 British Army Royal Air Force Israeli Air Force
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| Years of service | 1942–1944 (UK) 1944–1969 (Israel) |
| Rank | Aluf (Major General) |
| Commands held | Chief of Operations on the General Staff Commander of Ramat David Commander of the Israeli Air Force Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Israeli War of Independence Suez Crisis Six Day War War of Attrition |
Ezer Weizman 
listen (Hebrew: עזר ויצמן Ezer Vaytsman; 15 June 1924 – 24 April 2005) was the seventh 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.
Weizman was born in Tel Aviv in the British Mandate of Palestine on 15 June 1924. His father, Yechiel, was an agronomist. Weizman was a nephew of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann.
He grew up in Haifa, and attended the Hebrew Reali School. He married Reuma Schwartz, sister of Ruth Dayan, wife of Moshe Dayan, and they had two children, Shaul and Michal.
Weizman was a combat pilot. He received his training in the British Army in which he enlisted in 1942 during World War II. He served as a truck driver in the Western Desert campaigns in Egypt and Libya. In 1943, he joined the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and attended aviation school in Rhodesia. He served with the RAF in India in early 1944. Weizman ended his service in the RAF as a sergeant pilot.
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