About Natan
Natan Sharansky was born on 20 January 1948 in Stalino (now Donetsk), Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. A former refusenik and Soviet dissident, he was arrested by the KGB in 1977 and spent nine years in Soviet prisons before being released in 1986 as part of a prisoner exchange. He emigrated to Israel and took the Hebrew name Natan. He was a chess prodigy who defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in a 1996 simultaneous exhibition. Sharansky served as a minister in four Israeli governments (1996–2005) and as Deputy Prime Minister.
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AuthorPolitician / DiplomatBrand ambassadorMotivational
Known for
- human rights activism in the Soviet Union
- refusenik and prisoner of conscience
- chess player
- Israeli politician and minister
- developer of the 3D test for antisemitism
- leadership of Jewish Agency
- books on democracy and identity
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