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Rafi Eitan

1926 - 2019

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Rafael Eitan (Hebrew: רפי איתן; 23 November 1926 – 23 March 2019) was an Israeli politician and intelligence officer. He also led Gil and served as Minister of Senior Citizens. He was in charge of the Mossad operation that led to the arrest of Adolf Eichmann. He served as an advisor on terrorism to Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and in 1981 he was appointed to head the Bureau of Scientific Relations, then an intelligence entity on par with Mossad, Aman and Shabak. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafi Eitan is the 7,638th most popular politician (down from 6,020th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Israel (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 65th most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafi Eitan ranks 7,638 out of 19,576. Before him are John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, Prince Rahotep, Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Ernest, Margrave of Austria, and Edward Balliol. After him are Juan Pablo Duarte, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Annia Faustina, Gabriel Báthory, Tardu, and Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Rafi Eitan ranks 145. Before him are Andrea Kékesy, Peter Shaffer, Elias Hrawi, Ray Price, Claude Akins, and Marie-Claire Alain. After him are Muhammad al-Badr, Gordon Scott, Valerio Zurlini, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Jérôme Lejeune, and Zinaida Portnova. Among people deceased in 2019, Rafi Eitan ranks 116. Before him are Antoine Gizenga, Dušan Makavejev, Köbi Kuhn, Branko Lustig, Jan Stráský, and Billy Drago. After him are Guillermo Mordillo, Jonas Mekas, Jean Starobinski, Machiko Kyō, Klaus Kinkel, and Josef Kadraba.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Rafi Eitan ranks 161 out of 466. Before him are Wadie Haddad (1927), Sirhan Sirhan (1944), Dana International (1969), Dirk III, Count of Holland (982), Benny Gantz (1959), and Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251). After him are Naji al-Ali (1937), Haya Harareet (1931), Moshe Ya'alon (1950), Yael Dayan (1939), Hugh I of Cyprus (1194), and Ibzan (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Rafi Eitan ranks 65. Before him are Sarah Aaronsohn (1890), Naftali Bennett (1972), Lusius Quietus (100), Dirk III, Count of Holland (982), Benny Gantz (1959), and Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251). After him are Moshe Ya'alon (1950), Yael Dayan (1939), Hugh I of Cyprus (1194), Ibzan (null), Ron Huldai (1944), and Ahmed Jibril (1938).

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