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Yasser 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, 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 theories concerning it have been suggested.
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.
Nov 6, 2013 · Profile: Yasser Arafat. The life and times of one of the Middle East’s most iconic personalities, whose cause of death had l. 6 Nov 2013. While the veteran leader long served as a symbol of...
Sep 10, 2013 · For five decades, Yasser Arafat was the most prominent face of the Palestinian national movement. He died in 2004. Look back at the legacy of the controversial leader.
Nov 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...
Nov 11, 2004 · For decades Yasser Arafat was the embodiment of the Palestinian cause. To his supporters he was the only man capable of keeping Palestinian hopes alive and at the forefront of global...
Yasser Arafat collapses and loses consciousness for a brief period a few days after being diagnosed with gallstones. Doctors say he has a blood disorder but cannot make a diagnosis. On 29...
Creating a Palestinian state has been a dream of Yasser Arafat's since he was a Palestinian nationalist in Egypt smuggling guns from Egypt into Palestine. That dream sustained him during his...
Feb 9, 2004 · Yasser Arafat led a violent armed struggle against a powerful enemy for nearly 50 years before signing a peace treaty with Israel, then used a mixture of terrorism and diplomacy to forge the...
