WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Gemmel Nasser
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Indira Gandhi
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Winnie Mandela
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Golda Meir
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Detailed explanation-1: -Golda Meir (1898–1978) was an Israeli politician who helped found (1948) the State of Israel and later served as its fourth prime minister (1969–74). She was the first woman to hold that post.
Detailed explanation-2: -The president’s powers are largely ceremonial; while the prime minister holds the executive power. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Aghion, is in Jerusalem. The current prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, the ninth person to hold the position (excluding caretakers).
Detailed explanation-3: -David Ben-Gurion (formerly David Green) was Israel’s first Prime Minister (from 1948-1954 and 1955-1963) and is considered the architect behind the modern State of Israel.
Detailed explanation-4: -Netanyahu, however, claimed victory on the basis that right-wing parties won the majority of the vote, and on 20 February 2009, Netanyahu was designated by Israeli President Shimon Peres to succeed Ehud Olmert as prime minister, and began his negotiations to form a coalition government.