Shimon Peres dead at 93
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. He was 93 years old.
Peres held virtually every senior political office in Israel over a seven-decade career, including three terms as prime minister as well as stints as foreign minister and finance minister.
In this photo, Peres speaks to the media during a news conference in the southern town of Sderot July 6, 2014.
Shimon Peres and Barack Obama
Peres won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in reaching an interim peace agreement with the Palestinians.
As president, a largely ceremonial office, he cultivated an image as the country’s elder statesman and became a popular fixture at international conferences like the World Economic Forum in Davos.
In this photo, President Barack Obama looks at Peres after awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
Shimon Peres and Efrat Duvdevani
Peres remained active since completing his seven-year term as president in 2014, and is one of the country’s most popular public figures
In this photo, Peres (L) kisses the presidential residence’s director-general Efrat Duvdevani at the residence in Jerusalem, on his last day in office, July 24, 2014.
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Former Israeli President Shimon Peres delivers a statement to the media as he is discharged from a hospital near Tel Aviv, January 19, 2016.
Shimon Peres and Hillary Clinton
Israeli President Shimon Peres kisses Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her cheek as he gives her a bouquet of flowers at the end of a joint press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem on March 3, 2009.
Anwar Sadat and Shimon Peres
An archive photo taken on February 11, 1978 in Salzburg shows a meeting between President Anwar Sadat of Egypt (R) and Israeli opposition leader Shimon Peres.
Shimon Peres and Pope Francis
Pope Francis, right, talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres, during an official arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, May 25, 2014.
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Israel’s President Shimon Peres speaks during an address to the Jewish community of Los Angeles held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California March 8, 2012.
Shimon Peres
Israel’s President Shimon Peres speaks during a news conference following his meeting with Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, July 31, 2013.
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Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) meets with children during a visit in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, on July 6, 2014.