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What year was Demjanjuk extradited to Israel?

  • 1983

  • 1984

  • 1986

  • 1988

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In 1986, Demjanjuk was extradited to Israel to stand trial for war crimes allegedly committed during World War II. He was accused of being the notorious Treblinka death camp guard known as "Ivan the Terrible." The extradition followed a lengthy legal battle in the United States, where Demjanjuk had been living since 1952.
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