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|birth_date=October 16, 1886

|birth_date=October 16, 1886

|birth_place=Plonsk

|birth_place=Jerusalem

|death_date=December 1, 1973

|death_date=December 1, 1973

|death_place=Tel Aviv

|death_place=Tel Aviv

|religion=[[Atheism]]<ref>http://www.vision.org/visionmedia/biography-david-ben-gurion/5810.aspx</ref>

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'''David Ben-Gurion''' (Oct 16, 1886, in Plonsk, Poland – Dec 1, 1973, Tel-Aviv) was the founder of the modern state of [[Israel]], which he proclaimed on May 4, 1948. He  served Israel  as its first [[prime minister]] until 1963 except for a brief period from 1954 to 1955.  He also served as the minister of defense.  

'''David Ben-Gurion''' (Oct 16, 1886, in Jerusalem, Israel – Dec 1, 1973, Tel-Aviv) was a leader of the modern state of [[Israel]], which he proclaimed on May 4, 1948. He  served Israel  as its first [[prime minister]] until 1963 except for a brief period from 1954 to 1955.  He also served as the minister of defense.

==Biography==

==Biography==