ASSASSINATION AFTERMATH : Rabin Biography

Key moments in the life Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin:

1922: Born March 1 in Jerusalem to Russian-born parents.

1941: While still in high school joins an underground commando unit to fight British rule in Palestine.

1948: Commands the Harel Brigades that defend Jerusalem during Israel’s war of independence.

1964: Rises to chief of staff.

1967: Plans war, which erupts June 6 and ends six days later, after Israel seizes West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, Gaza Strip from Egypt, Golan Heights from Syria.

1968: Leaves the military and is appointed ambassador to the United States, a post he holds until 1973.

1974: Ruling Labor Party names Rabin, a political novice, to succeed Prime Minister Golda Meir, who is forced to step down after 1973 Yom Kippur War.

1976: Authorizes June 27 raid in Entebbe, Uganda, where Israeli commandos rescue more than 100 Israelis from plane hijacked by Palestinians.

1977: Resigns over wife Leah’s illegal U.S. bank account.

1984: Returns to government, serving for six years as defense minister in Labor-Likud coalition governments.

1992: Labor party recaptures government in June election. Rabin, who replaced Peres as party head earlier in 1992, becomes prime minister.

1993: On Sept. 13, Rabin, Peres and PLO leader Yasser Arafat come together in Washington for signing of first Israel-PLO framework for autonomy in West Bank, Gaza. Rabin, Peres and Arafat share 1994 Nobel Peace Prize.

1994: Joins Jordan’s King Hussein in Washington on July 24 to sign declaration ending 46-year of state of war. Formal peace treaty signed Oct. 26.

1995: On Sept. 28, Rabin, Peres and Arafat sign agreement expanding Palestinian autonomy. On Nov. 4, Rabin is assassinated after peace rally in Tel Aviv, age 73.