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Short Info

DiedNovember 17, 2002, Tel Aviv, Israel
FactWhen his mother remarried, he took the surname of his stepfather, Dr. Isaac Eban.


Abba Eban was an Israeli diplomat and politician who served as Israel’s Foreign Minister from 1966 to 1974. He was also a member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) from 1950 to 1974, and as Deputy Prime Minister from 1974 to 1977. Eban was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 1915, to Lithuanian Jewish parents. His family moved to Britain when he was a child, and he was educated at St. Paul’s School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Eban began his career in the British diplomatic service in 1939, serving in Washington, D. C. , during World War II. He later served as the British ambassador to the United Nations (1948-1949) and as Israel’s ambassador to the United States (1950-1959).

Eban played a key role in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty in 1979. He retired from politics in 1980 and died on November 17, 2002, at the age of 87.

General Info

Full NameAbba Eban
DiedNovember 17, 2002, Tel Aviv, Israel
ProfessionDiplomat
EducationPembroke College, Cambridge, Queens' College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge

Accomplishments

MoviesDouble Edge
TV ShowsHeritage: Civilization and the Jews

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Facts

#Fact
1Cousin of Oliver Sacks.
2When his mother remarried, he took the surname of his stepfather, Dr. Isaac Eban.
3Israel's representative at the United Nations during the independence struggle of 1948, its ambassador to both Washington and the United Nations during the Middle East war of 1956, and its foreign minister during the 1967 and 1973 Middle East wars.
4Uncle of Jonathan Lynn, British film director and creator of the BBC political satire Yes Minister (1980).
5Held posts as Israel's ambassador to the United States and the United Nations.
6Israeli politician, diplomat and government official.

Movies

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews1984TV Series documentary

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Reflections of Einstein2015DocumentaryHimself
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs1999TV Movie documentaryHimself
Charlie Rose1995-1998TV SeriesHimself - Guest
Cold War1998TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
The Long Way Home1997DocumentaryHimself - Israeli Diplomat
Israel: A Nation Is Born1994TV Mini-SeriesNarrator
Double Edge1992Himself
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews1984TV Series documentaryNarrator
Mivtsa Yonatan1977Himself (uncredited)
Ben Gurion Remembers1972DocumentaryHimself
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man1970TV SpecialHimself
World in Action1967TV Series documentaryHimself - Israeli Foreign Minister
Meet the Press1966TV SeriesHimself
This Week1963TV SeriesHimself
The Mike Wallace Interview1958TV Series
Person to Person1957TV Series documentaryHimself
The Ed Sullivan Show1957TV SeriesHimself
Longines Chronoscope1953-1955TV SeriesHimself - Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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