Israel s abba eban biography
Israel s abba eban biography
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Abba Eban | |
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Date of birth | February 2 1915(1915-02-02) |
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa |
Year of Aliyah | 1940 |
Date of death | November 17, 2002 |
Knesset(s) | 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th |
Party | Alignment |
Former parties | Mapai |
Gov't roles (current in bold) | First Ambassador to the U.S.
and UN |
Abba Eban (Hebrew: אבא אבן, born Aubrey Solomon Meir) (February 2, 1915 - November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician who was for many years the voice of the young nation of Israel to the international community.
Born in South Africa, he excelled as a student of foreign languages and served as a major in the British Army during WWII. After the war, he worked for the Jewish Agency as an information officer and served as the Agency's liaison with the United Nations, playing a key role in the for