Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WebbYasser 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. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, …
Death of Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WebbYasser Arafat, November 2004, shortly before his death. Yasser 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.The cause of his death has since been debated, and several different …
Mount Arafat - Wikipedia
WebbMount Arafat (Arabic: جَبَل عَرَفَات, romanized: Jabal ʿArafāt), and by its other Arabic name, Jabal ar-Raḥmah (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلرَّحْمَة, lit. 'mountain of mercy'), is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. The mountain is approximately 70 m (230 ft) in height, with its highest point …
Yasser Arafat | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica
Webb30 apr. 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
Webb24 apr. 2024 · Yasser Arafat. Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), wearing the keffiyeh, 1996. 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
Webb11 okt. 2023 · Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
Arafat, Yasir (1929–2004) | Encyclopedia.com
WebbArafat, Yasir(1929–2004)Yasir Arafat was for decades the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and of its largest component group, Fatah. No other figure has been as closely identified with the Palestinian national struggle, nor were any nearly as colorful and widely known. Source for information on Arafat, Yasir (1929–2004): …
Arafat Dies at 75 : NPR
Webb11 nov. 2004 · Email. 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 ...
Yasir Arafat, Father and Leader of Palestinian Nationalism, Dies …
WebbNov. 11, 2004. Correction Appended. Yasir Arafat, who died this morning in Paris, was the wily and enigmatic father of Palestinian nationalism who for almost 40 years symbolized his people's ...
Yasser Arafat: why he still matters - The Guardian
Webb13 nov. 2014 · Last modified on Thu 30 Nov 2017 00.27 EST. 237. H ated and venerated in equal measure, Yasser Arafat dominated the Palestinian landscape, and with it, much of the Middle East’s political map ...
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