Begin Government I

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Begin Government I was the first Israeli government led by Prime Minister Menachem Begin, marking a historic shift as the right-wing Likud party came to power in 1977.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli government
cabinet
cabinetNumber 18th government of Israel
cameToPowerAfter 1977 Israeli legislative election NERFINISHED
capitalOfGovernment Jerusalem NERFINISHED
coalitionPartner Agudat Yisrael NERFINISHED
Democratic Movement for Change NERFINISHED
Independent Liberal Party NERFINISHED
National Religious Party NERFINISHED
Shlomtzion NERFINISHED
coalitionType multi-party coalition
country Israel
dateDissolved 1981-08-05
dateFormed 1977-06-20
defenseMinisterAtFormation Ezer Weizman NERFINISHED
endDate 1981-08-05
financeMinisterAtFormation Simha Ehrlich NERFINISHED
followedBy Begin Government II
foreignMinisterAtFormation Moshe Dayan NERFINISHED
foreignPolicyPriority peace agreement with Egypt
formedBy Menachem Begin NERFINISHED
governmentNumberInIsrael 18
headOfGovernment Menachem Begin NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance ended nearly three decades of Labor Party dominance in Israel
includedParty Agudat Yisrael NERFINISHED
Democratic Movement for Change NERFINISHED
Independent Liberal Party NERFINISHED
Likud NERFINISHED
National Religious Party NERFINISHED
Shlomtzion NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Israel NERFINISHED
legislatureStatus coalition government
legislatureTerm 9th Knesset NERFINISHED
majorPartyInCoalition Likud NERFINISHED
notableFor first Likud-led government in Israel
first right-wing government in Israel
oversawEvent Israel–Egypt peace treaty NERFINISHED
signing of the Camp David Accords
politicalOrientation right-wing
politicalPartyOfPrimeMinister Likud NERFINISHED
precededBy Rabin Government I NERFINISHED
presidentDuringTerm Ephraim Katzir NERFINISHED
Yitzhak Navon NERFINISHED
primeMinister Menachem Begin NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution formation of new government after 1981 elections
startDate 1977-06-20

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First Rabin Government followedBy Begin Government I