Please answer the following question: What key details about ariel sharon can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: ariel sharon -lrb- ; , ' , also known by his diminutive arik , , born ariel scheinermann , ; february 26 , 1928 -- january 11 , 2014 -rrb- was an israeli politician and general who served as the 11th prime minister of israel until he was incapacitated by a stroke . sharon was a commander in the israeli army from its creation in 1948 . as a soldier and then an officer , he participated prominently in the 1948 war of independence , becoming a platoon commander in the alexandroni brigade and taking part in many battles , including operation ben nun alef . he was an instrumental figure in the creation of unit 101 and the reprisal operations , as well as in the 1956 suez crisis , the six-day war of 1967 , the war of attrition , and the yom-kippur war of 1973 . as minister of defense , he directed the 1982 lebanon war . sharon was considered the greatest field commander in israel 's history , and one of the country 's greatest military strategists . after his assault of the sinai in the six-day war and his encirclement of the egyptian third army in the yom kippur war , the israeli public nicknamed him '' the king of israel '' . upon retirement from the military , sharon entered politics , joining the likud , and served in a number of ministerial posts in likud-led governments in 1977 -- 92 and 1996 -- 99 . he became the leader of the likud in 2000 , and served as israel 's prime minister from 2001 to 2006 . in 1983 the kahan commission , established by the israeli government , found that as minister of defense during the 1982 lebanon war sharon bore '' personal responsibility '' '' for ignoring the danger of bloodshed and revenge '' in the massacre of palestinian civilians by lebanese militias in the refugee camps of sabra and shatila . the kahan commission recommended sharon 's removal as defense minister , and sharon did resign after initially refusing to do so . from the 1970s through to the 1990s , sharon championed construction of israeli settlements in the west bank and gaza strip . however , as prime...
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- signature is ariel sharon signature.svg- president is moshe katsav- caption is sharon in 2002- order is 11th- successor is ehud olmert david levy eli suissa binyamin ben-eliezer- deputy is ehud olmert- predecessor is ehud barak david levy yitzhak levy david levy- office is prime of energy and water resources minister of housing and construction minister minister of industry , trade and labour of israel minister of foreign affairs minister- primeminister is benjamin 1984 -- 86 -rrb- netanyahu benjamin netanyahu yitzhak shamir shimon peres -lrb-- term end is april 6 , 1999 july 13 , 1992 14 , 2006 june 6 , 1999 july- term start is march 8 , 1996 june 11 , 1990 7 , 2001 october 13 , 1998 july- name is ariel sharon- birthname is ariel scheinermann- image is ariel sharon official portrait.png