Question: Recently Shimon Peres passed away. He was the former president of which of the following country?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Venezuela
(c) Israel
(d) Palestine
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 28 September 2016 former president of Israel, Shimon Peres passed away. He was 93 years old.
- He was elected to the Knesset in November 1959
- He served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel and twice as Interim Prime Minister, and he was a member of twelve cabinets in a political career spanning nearly 70 years.
- He was elected as the ninth President of Israel, serving from 2007 to 2014.
- Peres concluded the Oslo Peace Accords, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 with Rabin and Yasser Arafat.
Reference:
http://www.theweek.co.uk/77033/shimon-peres-israels-warrior-for-peace-dies-aged-93
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/27/middleeast/shimon-peres-obit/