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Ben-Gurion, David. Adopted name of David
Gruen 1886-1973. Israeli statesman and
socialist politician, one of the founders of
the state of Israel, the country's first
prime minister 1948-53, and again 1955-63. He
was born in Poland, and went to Palestine in
1906 to farm. He was a leader of the Zionist
movement, and as defense minister he presided
over the development of Israel's armed forces
into one of the strongest armies in the
Middle East.