Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WebYasser Arafat [a] (4 [3] [4] or 24 [5] [6] : 269 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, [b] 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.
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 – Facts - NobelPrize.org
WebNov 11, 2004 · Yasser Arafat The Nobel Peace Prize 1994 . Born: 24 August 1929, Cairo, Egypt . Died: 11 November 2004, Paris, France . Residence at the time of the award: Palestine . Role: Chairman of the Executive Committee of the PLO; President of the Palestinian National Authority Prize motivation: “for their efforts to create peace in the …
Yasser Arafat – Biographical - NobelPrize.org
WebBiographical. Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat As Qudwa al-Hussaeini was born on 24 August 1929 in Cairo **, his father a textile merchant who was a Palestinian with some Egyptian ancestry, his mother from an old Palestinian family in Jerusalem. She died when Yasir, as he was called, was five years old, and he was sent to live with his maternal ...
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 a Palestinian political leader, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and first President of the Palestinian National Authority.
Arafat Dies at 75 : NPR
WebNov 11, 2004 · The body of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is being flown to Cairo today, where a funeral will be held tomorrow. Arafat died early this morning, Paris time, at a French hospital. He was 75 years ...
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat 1929-2004: From Guerrilla Fighter …
WebNov 11, 2004 · Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died overnight in a Paris military hospital, ending his 40-year struggle for statehood for the Palestinian people. Arafat was one of the most recognizable figures ...
Arafat, Yasir (1929–2004) | Encyclopedia.com
WebArafat, 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.
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