Yasser Arafat
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 20 years ago |
| Born | Cairo |
| Egypt | |
| Died | Clamart |
| France | |
| Full name | Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini |
| Spouse | Suha Arafat |
| Buried | Arafat Mausoleum, Ramallah |
| Children | Zahwa Arafat |
| Previous position | President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2004) |
| Date of birth | January 1,1929 |
| Date of died | November 11,2004 |
| Party | Fatah |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding | |
| Height | 157 (cm) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3657280 |
Yasser Arafat Life story
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority from 1994 to 2004.
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... By now, Israel had ended its occupation of the Gaza Strip and Hamas was in charge, having won an election and then eliminated its rivals, Yasser Arafat s Fatah party, by throwing many of its members off the tops of tall buildings...
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... During the struggle against white-minority rule, the ANC developed close ties with erstwhile leaders such as Cuba s Fidel Castro, Libya s Muammar Gaddafi as well as Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO)...
Israelis and Palestinians fear worst to come after Gaza violence
... He was educated at Imperial College, London, is an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas and is a senior member of Fatah, the faction once led by Yasser Arafat that dominates the Palestine Liberation Organisation...
Oslo Accords: 30 years of lost Palestinian hopes
... With Yasser Arafat as president, the newly created PA began to take over basic services such as health, education and policing in Gaza and parts of the West Bank...
Israel-Lebanon border tension raises fears of bloody escalation
... They mark the agreed boundary of Israel s withdrawal after its 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon, which it invaded in 1982 to drive out Yasser Arafat and fighters of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)...
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