1Birth
Shimon Peres was born Szymon Perski, on 2 August 1923, in Wiszniew, Poland (now Vishnyeva, Belarus).
2Immigrated to Palestine
In 1932, Peres' father immigrated to Mandatory Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv.
3HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed
In 1941, he was elected Secretary of HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed, a Labor Zionist youth movement.
4Marriage
In 1945, Peres married Sonya Gelman, who preferred to remain outside the public eye. They had three children.
5Mapai delegation
In 1946, Peres and Moshe Dayan were chosen as the two youth delegates in the Mapai delegation to the Zionist Congress in Basel.
6Predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces
In 1947, Peres joined the Haganah, the predecessor of the Israel Defense Forces.
7Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense
In 1952, he was appointed Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Defense, and the following year, he became Director-General.
81956 Suez War
From 1954, as Director-General of the Ministry of Defense, Peres was involved in the planning of the 1956 Suez War, in partnership with France and Britain against Egypt.
9First elected to the Knesset
Peres was first elected to the Knesset in the 1959 elections, as a member of the Mapai party. He was given the role of Deputy Defense Minister, which he filled until 1965.
10Minister of Immigrant Absorption
In 1969, Peres was appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption.
11Minister of Transportation and Communications
In 1970 he became Minister of Transportation and Communications.
12Information Minister
In 1974, after a period as Information Minister.
13248 Paris-bound travelers
On 27 June 1976, Peres, as Minister of Defense, along with Rabin, had to deal with a coordinated act of terrorism when 248 Paris-bound travelers on an Air France plane were taken hostage by pro-Palestinian hijackers and flown to Uganda, Africa, 2,000 miles away.
14Entebbe rescue operation
Peres and Rabin were responsible for approving what became known as the Entebbe rescue operation, which took place on 4 July 1976.
15A Prime Minister
Perez became a Prime Minister.
16The 1977 elections
Peres succeeded Rabin as party leader prior to the 1977 elections when Rabin stepped down in the wake of a foreign currency scandal involving his wife.
17Israel–Jordan peace treaty
On 26 October 1994, Jordan and Israel signed the Israel–Jordan peace treaty.
18A Prime Minister for Second Time
Shimon Peres served as Acting Prime Minister until 22 November 1995.
19The Peres Center for Peace
In 1996, he founded the Peres Center for Peace, which has the aim of "promoting lasting peace and advancement in the Middle East by fostering tolerance, economic and technological development, cooperation and well-being".
20Operation Grapes of Wrath
On 11 April 1996, Prime Minister Peres initiated Operation Grapes of Wrath.
212000 Israeli presidential election
In 2000, Peres ran for a seven-year term as Israel's President, a ceremonial head of state position which usually authorizes the selection of Prime Minister. However, he lost to Likud candidate Moshe Katsav.
22Leaving the Labor Party
On 30 November 2005 Peres announced that he was leaving the Labor Party to support Ariel Sharon and his new Kadima party.
23A President
On 13 June 2007, Peres was elected President of the State of Israel by the Knesset. 58 of 120 members of the Knesset voted for him in the first round (whereas 38 voted for Reuven Rivlin, and 21 for Colette Avital).
24Honorary Knighthood
On 20 November 2008, Peres received an honorary knighthood, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George from Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace in London.
25Last Day in Presidency
Peres announced in April 2013 that he would not seek to extend his tenure beyond 2014. His successor, Reuven Rivlin, was elected on 10 June 2014 and took office on 24 July 2014.
26Diplomacy Award
Shimon Peres received the Israeli Diplomacy Award, November 29, 2015
27Death
He died on 28 September 2016 at the age of 93.