Yasser Arafat

24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004

Yasser Arafat was a Palestinian political leader who chaired the Palestine Liberation Organization and was the first president of the Palestinian National Authority. A central figure in the Palestinian nationalist movement, he signed the Oslo Accords and shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Born in Cairo
24 August 1929

Born Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, generally recorded as born in Cairo, Egypt.

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Studied engineering at the University of Cairo
1952 – 1956

Studied civil engineering and became active in Palestinian student politics.

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Co-founded Fatah
1959

Helped establish the Fatah movement dedicated to Palestinian armed struggle.

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Became chairman of the PLO
4 February 1969

Elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a position he held for decades.

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Addressed the United Nations General Assembly
13 November 1974

Delivered a landmark speech to the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Signed the Oslo Accords
13 September 1993

Signed the Oslo I Accord with Israel at the White House, sealed with a handshake with Yitzhak Rabin.

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Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1994

Shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres for the Oslo peace process.

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Became president of the Palestinian National Authority
20 January 1996

Won the first Palestinian presidential election to lead the new Palestinian National Authority.

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Death in Clamart
11 November 2004

Died at a military hospital near Paris, France, after a sudden illness.

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