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Golda Meir, Israel’s First Female PM, Passes Away at 80

3/6/2026

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Golda Meir, the former Prime Minister of Israel, died December 8, 1978, at age 80 in Hadassah Hospital after being hospitalized since August for a back ailment, a liver infection, and jaundice.
Doctors disclosed that Golda Meir had leukemia for 12 years, including during her time in office from 1969 to 1974.
Her condition worsened with the development of viral hepatitis.
Her family and former aides were by her side when she died.

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Golda Meir, the former Prime Minister of Israel, died December 8, 1978, at age 80 in Hadassah Hospital after being hospitalized since August for a back ailment, a liver infection, and jaundice.
Doctors disclosed that Golda Meir had leukemia for 12 years, including during her time in office from 1969 to 1974.
Her condition worsened with the development of viral hepatitis.
Her family and former aides were by her side when she died.