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Rafael Eitan

1929 - 2004

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Rafael "Raful" Eitan (Hebrew: רפאל "רפול" איתן; 11 January 1929 – 23 November 2004) was an Israeli general, former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (Ramatkal) and later a politician, a Knesset member, and government minister. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Eitan has received more than 217,064 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Eitan is the 6,211th most popular politician (up from 9,011th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Israel (up from 185th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Israeli Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafael Eitan ranks 6,211 out of 19,576Before him are Morihiro Hosokawa, Joschka Fischer, William V, Duke of Aquitaine, Sidonie of Poděbrady, Vilma Espín, and Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón. After him are 10th Dalai Lama, Filip Vujanović, Gisela of Swabia, Álvaro Uribe, Emperor Go-Suzaku, and Hantili I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Rafael Eitan ranks 130Before him are Filaret, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Whitey Bulger, Fred Phelps, Robert Faurisson, and Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti. After him are Édouard Balladur, Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Gabriel Urgebadze, Ira Levin, Kateb Yacine, and Burhan Sargun. Among people deceased in 2004, Rafael Eitan ranks 74Before him are Raymond Goethals, Philippe de Broca, Tom Wesselmann, Frances Shand Kydd, Thanom Kittikachorn, and Nino Manfredi. After him are Marco Pantani, Masanori Tokita, Harold Shipman, Miki Matsubara, Serge Reggiani, and Jean Rouch.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Rafael Eitan ranks 156 out of 466Before him are Rehavam Ze'evi (1926), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Rafi Eitan (1926), Ron Huldai (1944), Moshe Ya'alon (1950), and Angelus of Jerusalem (1185). After him are Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909), Dirk III, Count of Holland (982), Yaacov Agam (1928), Sirhan Sirhan (1944), Ahmed Jibril (1938), and Hugh I of Cyprus (1194).

Among POLITICIANS In Israel

Among politicians born in Israel, Rafael Eitan ranks 62Before him are Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni (1907), Naftali Bennett (1972), Rehavam Ze'evi (1926), Rafi Eitan (1926), Ron Huldai (1944), and Moshe Ya'alon (1950). After him are Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani (1909), Dirk III, Count of Holland (982), Ahmed Jibril (1938), Hugh I of Cyprus (1194), Meir Amit (1921), and Lusius Quietus (100).