Peace1983
A Peace Treaty is signed between Israel & Lebanon but not ratified
Historical person
Yitzhak Shamir Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Yitzhak Shamir, based on 24 World History Database records associated with Israel.
24 records1983–199219 events4 places
Chronological biography
1983
Prime Minister of Israel1983
Appointed Prime Minister of Israel, 1st term
Party Leader2 September 1983
Yitzhak Shamir, the Foreign Minister of Israel, is elected to succeed PM Menachem Begin as leader of the governing Herut Party
1984
Election23 July 1984
Shamirs Likuud Party wins 44 seats, no party has a majority
1986
Prime Minister of Israel1986
Appointed Prime Minister of Israel, 2nd term
1987
Infifada1987
Shamir's government faces a widening Palestinian uprising in the occupied territories
Intifada1987
conflicts erupted between Palestinians and the Israeli authorities, the most serious was the First Intifada in 1987 and Gaza became a centre of confrontation
Intifada, 1st1987
Shamir leads the Israeli government as protests and confrontations spread in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Reballion of Rebels in Gaza1987
A PLO outbreak or intafada takes place in the West Bank & Gaza
Rule of Gaza1987
conflicts erupted between Palestinians and the Israeli authorities, the most serious was the First Intifada in 1987 and Gaza became a centre of confrontation
Intifada, 1st9 December 1987
Chairs the Israeli government as the First Intifada begins in Gaza and spreads to the West Bank.
1988
Elections1 November 1988
Leads Likud through elections overshadowed by the First Intifada and the future of the occupied territories.
1989
Shamir Plan14 May 1989
Presents an initiative for Palestinian elections and limited autonomy while rejecting direct PLO negotiations.
1990
Infifada1990
The Israeli government rejects direct negotiations with the PLO during the uprising
Dismissal13 March 1990
Peres dismissal by Shamir leads to the fall of the Government
Government12 June 1990
Forms a new right-wing Government
Temple Mount Killings8 October 1990
Faces intensified unrest after Israeli police kill Palestinians at the Temple Mount Haram al Sharif.
1991
Israeli Restraint after Scud Attacks18 January 1991
Shamir withholds immediate retaliation while consulting the United States and coalition governments.
Intifada, 1st30 October 1991
Israel attends the Madrid Conference as the First Intifada helps force renewed peace diplomacy
Madrid Conference30 October 1991
Leads Israel to the Madrid Conference, opening direct talks after years of Intifada violence.
1992
Bombing of Iraq1992
The Israeli military discloses in 2003 that it had planned a daring assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein in 1992, the plot would have involved landing commandos in Iraq and firing sophisticated missiles at him during a funeral
Diplomatic Plan1992
The Israeli military discloses in 2003 that it had planned a daring assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein in 1992, the plot would have involved landing commandos in Iraq and firing sophisticated missiles at him during a funeral
Dismissal20 January 1992
The Government collapses after the right resigns over plans for Palestinian self-rule
Rule of Palestine20 January 1992
The Government collapses after the right resigns over plans for Palestinian self-rule
Titles and roles
Party Leader of Herut Party · President of Israel · Prime Minister of Israel
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.