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