Chaim Weizmann
(1874-1952)
first President of the State of Israel
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Chaim Azriel Weizmann (Hebrew: חיים עזריאל ויצמן Hayyim Azri'el Vaytsman, Russian: Хаим Вейцман Khaim Veytsman; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Russian-born biochemist, Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel. He was elected on 16 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952. It was Weizmann who convinced the United States government to recognize the newly formed state of Israel.
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27 November 1874 Motol, Belarus (Russian Empire)
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| Died |
9 November 1952 (aged 77) Rehovot, Israel
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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