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Chaim Azriel Weizmann (/ ˈ k aɪ m ˈ w aɪ t s m ə n / KYME WYTE-smən; [a] 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Russian-born Israeli statesman, biochemist, and Zionist leader who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel.
Weizmann's position remained as Chairman of Provisional State Council until 17 February 1949, when he was declared President by the first Knesset. Upon Weizmann's death on 9 November 1952, Knesset Speaker Yosef Sprinzak took over as Acting President of Israel until the inauguration of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. ^ Upon Ben-Zvi's death on 23 April 1963 ...
Chaim Weizmann Indirect presidential elections were held in Israel on 16 February 1949 to elect the first president of the State of Israel. The president was elected by the 120 members of the Knesset and would replace the president of the Provisional State Council as head of state .
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 8 December 1952 following the death of the Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann on 9 November. Between Weizmann's death and the winner of the election, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, taking office on 16 December, Knesset speaker Yosef Sprinzak served as acting president.
Dvorah Barzilay-Yegar (born 1933) is an Israeli historian, [1] who has carried out many years of scholarly research into the life and political activities of Chaim Weizmann, the first President of Israel.
The first president with a Western European background was Chaim Herzog, who originally came from Belfast, United Kingdom. The first president with a Mizrahi background was Moshe Katsav, who was born in Iran. [citation needed] The first president to be born in the modern state after Israel's declaration of independence is Isaac Herzog. He is ...
9 November – President Chaim Weizmann dies in office and Yosef Sprinzak, Speaker of the Knesset, becomes acting president pending the election and inauguration of a new president. 7 December – Mordechai Maklef is appointed as the third Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
An election for President of Israel was held in the Knesset on 19 November 1951 following the 1951 Knesset elections and the formation of the third government (at the time, the length of the president's term was linked to that of the Knesset). [1] Despite his poor health, Weizmann stood again, and there were no opposing candidates.