Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WEBYasser Arafat (4 or 24: 269 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. [7]
Yasser Arafat | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 30, 1999 · Yasser Arafat was the first president of the Palestinian Authority (1996–2004), chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and leader of Fatah. In 1993 he led the PLO to a historic peace agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Israeli government.
A brief biography of Yasser Arafat | Britannica
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Yasser Arafat, also spelled Yāsir ʿArafāt orig. Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Raʾūf al-Qudwah al-Ḥusaynī, (born August 1929—died Nov. 11, 2004, Paris, France), Palestinian leader. The date and place of his birth are disputed.
Yasser Arafaft: Biography, Palestinian Political Leader, Facts
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Yasser Arafat was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 until his death in 2004, a tumultuous period in which clashes with neighboring Israel were prevalent. Updated: Oct 11...
Yasser Arafat: why he still matters - The Guardian
WEBNov 13, 2014 · H ated and venerated in equal measure, Yasser Arafat dominated the Palestinian landscape, and with it, much of the Middle East’s political map for almost five decades. His death 10 years ago ...
Death of Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WEBYasser Arafat, who was the President of the Palestinian National Authority and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died unexpectedly on 11 November 2004, 75 years of age, after a short period of illness.
Yasser Arafat - Palestinian Leader, Nobel Prize, PLO | Britannica
WEBYasser Arafat - Palestinian Leader, Nobel Prize, PLO: On October 30, 1991, following the Persian Gulf War, the Madrid Conference—a peace conference including Arab countries, Palestinians, and Israel—opened under the joint presidency of the United States and the Soviet Union. There the Palestinians were represented not through the PLO ...
Arafat Dies at 75 : NPR
WEBNov 11, 2004 · Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died Thursday in a French hospital at age 75. Arafat helped found the Palestine Liberation Organization and dedicated much of his life to fighting for an ...
Profile: Yasser Arafat | Investigative News | Al Jazeera
WEB6 Nov 2013. While the veteran leader long served as a symbol of resistance to many, his role in the Palestinian struggle has been much more than merely symbolic. Arafat was born in 1929 to a ...
The complicated legacy of Yasser Arafat | Middle East Eye
WEBNov 14, 2018 · RAMALLAH, West Bank – On the 14th anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death, the iconic Palestinian leader’s legacy remains riddled with controversy. Arafat died on 11 November 2004 in disputed ...
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