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Ben-Gurion Dies at 87 in Israel After Stroke
Israeli founding father David Ben-Gurion, the first premier and a shaping force behind the state, died Saturday at 11:06 a.m. at Tel Hashomer Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He helped declare Israel in 1948 and led during wars of 1948, 1956, and 1967. He spent his final years writing and walking the desert sands on kibbutz Sde Boker. His burial will be in the Negev beside his wife Paula after a state funeral.
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