--- description: The former Israeli leader died Tuesday aged 93 title: World Mourns Former Israeli President Shimon Peres image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdcaa3c1af1d124ec/6988a7dc656a3f419ebcd453/gettyimages-598742318.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [remembrance](/tag/remembrance/) ## remembrance Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # World Leaders Mourn the Death of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2016 5:18 AM CUT by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2016 5:18 AM CUT Israel’s former President, Prime Minister and elder statesman, Shimon Peres, [died](http://time.com/4490146/shimon-peres-israel-president-dead-obituary/?xid=homepage "undefined") on Tuesday after having suffered a stroke two weeks earlier. He was 93. Peres’ standing in the world of international politics, and the impact he had during his decades of [public service](http://time.com/4511048/shimon-peres-israel-history/?xid=homepage "undefined"), was evidenced by the tributes and condolences expressed by several world leaders, past and present, following his death. > [](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/780961546562338816) > [](https://twitter.com/EPN/status/780961431910952960) > [](https://twitter.com/MrKRudd/status/780968345621311489) > [](https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/780992432326451201) > [](https://twitter.com/GerardAraud/status/780959779565035520) > [](https://twitter.com/stephenharper/status/780956398469472256) In a statement, U.S. President Barack Obama mourned the passing of his “dear friend Shimon Peres,” hailing the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s “unshakeable moral foundation and unflagging optimism.” > [](https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/780969184406765568) Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush also released heartfelt tributes. “It was by his innate humanity, his decency, that Shimon inspired the world over and helped pave a path to peace,” Bush said. > [](https://twitter.com/jgm41/status/780960815809650688) > [](https://twitter.com/albamonica/status/780968308384395264) American politicians on both sides of the aisle, including House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi, also expressed their condolences. > [](https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/780961361006170112) > [](https://twitter.com/NancyPelosi/status/780962531628244992) > [](https://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse/status/780960125548888064) > [](https://twitter.com/RepJerryNadler/status/780955951478235136) Read TIME’s exclusive interview with Peres on peace, war and Israel’s future [here](http://time.com/4224947/exclusive-shimon-peres-on-peace-war-and-israels-future/?xid=homepage "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4511072/shimon-peres-israel-death-tributes-world-leaders/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4511072/shimon-peres-israel-death-tributes-world-leaders/"},"headline":"World Leaders Mourn the Death of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres","datePublished":"2016-09-28T05:18:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:57:05.455Z","description":"The Nobel laureate died Tuesday aged 93","url":"https://time.com/4511072/shimon-peres-israel-death-tributes-world-leaders/","keywords":["remembrance","Hillary Clinton","Barack Obama","Israel","obituary","Dead","Bill Clinton","George H.W. 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