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1913 – 1992Menachem Begin (1913-1992)Died 9 March 1992, aged 78Menachem Begin served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1977 to 1983 and signed the 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, for which he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar Sadat. He had earlier led the Irgun militant group during the British Mandate period. He withdrew from public life after leaving office.