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Ariel Sharon (February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014) was an Israeli politician of Likud and later Kadima. Sharon was Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006.

Early life

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Sharon was born on February 27, 1928 in Kfar Malal, British-Palestine.

Sharon was in the Israel Army for many years. He fought in numerous battles, and in 1974 he left the army as General.

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After leaving the army he decided to go to politics.

Politics

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In 1977, he became Minister of Agriculture. In 1981 he became the Minister of Defence. In 1983, he was sent away from the government as Minister of Defence after he was found to be guilty for not preventing a massacre in Lebanon where many hundreds of civilians were killed by other civilians.

In 2001, he was elected for Prime Minister after the war between Israel and Palestine started. In 2004, he surprised many people when he said that Israel will get out of the Gaza Strip, which is the plac