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Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician, leader of the Likud party, and the country's sixth prime minister, serving from 1977 to 1983. He negotiated the 1978 Camp David Accords with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat under U.S. president Jimmy Carter, and Begin and Sadat shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. His career also includes leadership of the Irgun before Israel's establishment and decades in the Knesset.
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When was Menachem Begin prime minister of Israel?
Begin served as Israel's sixth prime minister from 1977 to 1983. He became prime minister after the Likud-led election victory in 1977. [Israeli Prime Minister's Office](https://www.gov.il/apps/pmo/history/historyPrimeMinistersEn.html)
What did Menachem Begin negotiate at Camp David?
In 1978, Begin negotiated the Camp David Accords with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat under U.S. president Jimmy Carter. Begin and Sadat jointly received the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating peace between Egypt and Israel. [Nobel Prize biography](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1978/begin/biographical/)
How did Begin become prime minister in 1977?
Begin led the Likud party in the Knesset election held on May 17, 1977. After Likud won, he presented a new government to the Knesset and became prime minister. [Nobel Prize biography](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1978/begin/biographical/)
What agreement followed the Camp David Accords?
The accords created the framework for the Egypt-Israel peace treaty signed in 1979. Begin and Sadat's negotiations at Camp David therefore led to Israel's first peace treaty with an Arab state.
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