POLITICIAN

Mordechai Gur

1930 - 1995

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Mordechai "Motta" Gur (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטה" גור; May 6, 1930 – July 16, 1995) was an Israeli politician and the 10th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. During the Six-Day War (1967), he commanded the brigade that penetrated the Old City of Jerusalem and broadcast the famous words, "The Temple Mount is in our hands!" (Hebrew: הר הבית בידינו, Har HaBayit B'Yadeinu). As Chief of Staff, he had responsibility for planning and executing Operation Entebbe (1976) to free Jewish hostages in Uganda. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mordechai Gur has received more than 212,781 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mordechai Gur is the 8,570th most popular politician (up from 11,146th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Israel (up from 214th in 2019) and the 79th most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mordechai Gur ranks 8,570 out of 19,576. Before him are Ada of Caria, Muhammad III of Granada, Manuel Oribe, Martine Aubry, David VII of Georgia, and Iuliu Maniu. After him are Sahra Wagenknecht, Lyuh Woon-hyung, Muhammad bin Nayef, Elihan Tore, Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán, and Hyder Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Mordechai Gur ranks 171. Before him are Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Dani Karavan, Václav Vorlíček, Todor Veselinović, Venantino Venantini, and Harold Bloom. After him are Uladzimir Karatkievich, Israel Kirzner, Yves Rocher, Sa'dun Hammadi, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, and Mildred Dresselhaus. Among people deceased in 1995, Mordechai Gur ranks 101. Before him are Pancho Gonzales, Dirceu, Srinagarindra, Georgy Beregovoy, Viveca Lindfors, and Selena. After him are Theodor Wisch, Kingsley Amis, Bobby Riggs, Adolfo Pedernera, André Frossard, and Masashi Watanabe.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Mordechai Gur ranks 195 out of 466. Before him are Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251), Dan Shomron (1937), Daliah Lavi (1942), Ilan Pappé (1954), Dani Karavan (1930), and Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947). After him are Ghil'ad Zuckermann (1971), Ahron Daum (1951), Amir Pnueli (1941), Michel Sabbah (1933), Justus of Tiberias (35), and Achinoam Nini (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Mordechai Gur ranks 79. Before him are Shulamit Aloni (1928), Suha Arafat (1963), Dalia Itzik (1952), Zahir al-Umar (1689), Sarah Aaronsohn (1890), and Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251). After him are Reuven Shiloah (1909), Alexander of Judaea (-100), Israel Katz (1955), Esther Hayut (1953), Tamir Pardo (1953), and Gadi Eisenkot (1960).

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