Moshe Dayan

(1915-1981)

Israeli military leader and politician

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Moshe Dayan (Hebrew: משה דיין‎ May 20, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Israeli military leader and politician. As commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (1953–1958) during the 1956 Sinai War, and as Defense Minister during the Six-Day War in 1967, he became a worldwide fighting symbol of the new state of Israel.

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Born	Moshe Dayan 20 May 1915 Degania Alef, Beirut Vilayet, Palestine
Died	16 October 1981 (aged 66) Tel Aviv, Israel
Zodiac	Taurus
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Ruth Dayan 1917-2021 · Israeli activist · m. 1935; div. 1971 info edit

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Rachel Dayan 1917- · Israeli spouse · m. 1973 info edit

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Yaël Dayan info 1st child with Rachel Dayan Female b. 12 Feb 1939 d. 18 May 2024 · Age: 85 (at death) · 1939-2024 · Israeli politician

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Udi Dayan info 2nd child with Rachel Dayan Male b. 1942 d. 19 Nov 2017 · Age: 75 (at death) · 1942-2017 · Israeli artist

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Assi Dayan info 3rd child with Rachel Dayan Male b. 23 Nov 1945 d. 1 May 2014 · Age: 68 (at death) · 1945-2014 · Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter and producer

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