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| 1928 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Ariel Sharon |
| 1973 | Capture | |
| 22nd Oct Mount Hermon Israeli troops reconquer mount Hermon |
| 1973 | Invasion of Egypt | |
| 16th Oct Israeli tanks under General Ariel Sharon cross the Suez Canal and begin to encircle two Egyptian armies |
| 22nd Oct Israeli troops reconquer mount Hermon |
| 1973 | Likud Party | |
| Oct Helps found the Likuud Party |
| 1973 | Mobilization | |
| 8th Oct Leads a counter-attack against Egyptian forces with heavy Egyptian losses |
| 16th Oct Suez Canal Divides the Egyptian 2nd & 3rd Armies |
| 16th Oct Suez Canal Establishes a bridgehead near Deversoir across the Suez Canal |
| 1981 | Minister of Defense | |
| Ariel Sharon is appointed Defense Minister in the Begin government |
| 1982 | Bombing of Beirut | |
| 12th Aug Beirut Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the UN Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut |
| 1982 | Camp David Agreement | |
| 25th April Sinai Ariel Sharon, as defense minister, directs the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the Sinai Peninsula |
| 1982 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| 6th June A 70-day siege by 30,000 Israeli troops leaves up to 14,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians dead |
| 6th June Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon orders his forces to invade southern Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Organization fighters out of the country |
| 9th June Bekaa Valley Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley |
| 12th Aug Beirut Israel stages heavy bombardments of Beirut, the UN Security council expresses its most serious concern about continued military activities in Lebanon, particularly in and around Beirut |
| 15th Sep The Israeli army occupies Beirut |
| 1982 | Rule of Sinai | |
| 25th April Sinai Ariel Sharon, as defense minister, directs the dismantling of Israeli settlements in the Sinai Peninsula |
| 1983 | Resignation | |
| 11th Feb Jerusalem Resigns after an enquiry into the massacre of Palestinian refugees in West Beirut |
| 2000 | Haram as Sharif | |
| 28th Sep Temple Mount Palestinians initiate riots after Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the Temple Mount, which is also the location of the Haram as Sharif holy to Muslims |
| 2001 | Diplomacy | |
| Breaks off relations with the Palestinian Authority |
| 2001 | Election | |
| 6th Feb Right-wing Likud leader Ariel Sharon elected Prime Minister in Israel replacing Ehud Barak and promising "peace and security" |
| 2001 | Prime Minister | |
| 6th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Israel |
| 2002 | Operation Defensive Wall | |
| April West Bank Israel conducts operation Defensive Wall in the West Bank, following a large number of Palestinian suicide attacks on civilian targets |
| 2003 | Election | |
| 28th Jan Elections in Israel give wide margin (40 seats) to right wing Likud party, returning PM Ariel Sharon for another term |
| 28th Jan The Likud Party wins 38 of the 120 seats, the most of all the parties |
| 2003 | Peace | |
| 30th April Israel & Palestine are handed a "road map" to peace in the Middle East |
| 2003 | Prime Minister | |
| 28th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Israel |
| 2004 | Security Barrier | |
| 19th July The International court of Justice (ICJ) rules that the Israeli security barrier violates international law and must be torn down |
| 2006 | Health | |
| 4th Jan Ariel Sharon suffers a massive stroke, leaving the leadership of Israel and the new Kadima party in the hands of Ehud Olmert |
