New Delhi: A riel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader in Israel was marked with victories and controversies, died Saturday after eight years in a coma.
Sharon died at Sheba Medical Center in the Tel Aviv suburb of Tel Hashomer.
The Israeli leader was a national war hero to many Israelis for his leadership, both in uniform or as a civilian, during every Israeli war.
Here's a list of lesser-known facts about his life:
