Yasser Arafat: Timeline

1969   In Cairo Cairo

Cairo translated the "land of Ra'" It comes from two Coptic words "Kahi" ... 

, Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestinian Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress, and takes command the next day.

1993   ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' premieres on CBS. leader Yasir Arafat Yasser Arafat

Yassir Arafat August 24 [i] or August 4 [i], 1929 [i] – November 11 [i], 2004 [i]), born in Cairo [i] ... 

 and Israel Israel

Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia [i] on the so ... 

i prime minister Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin , was an Israeli [i] politician [i] and general [i]. ... 

, with US President, Bill Clinton Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States [i], serving from 1993 to ... 

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1993   PLO leader Yasir Arafat Yasser Arafat

Yassir Arafat August 24 [i] or August 4 [i], 1929 [i] – November 11 [i], 2004 [i]), born in Cairo [i] ... 

 and Israel Israel

Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia [i] on the so ... 

i prime minister Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin , was an Israeli [i] politician [i] and general [i]. ... 

 shake hands in Washington D.C., after signing a peace accord.

1996   Yasser Arafat is re-elected president of the Palestinian Authority.

1997   Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years, and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israel Israel

Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia [i] on the so ... 

i-controlled West Bank West Bank

[i] in the [[Middle East]... 

 city.

2004   Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Authority, dies in a Paris hospital.

2004   Died

2005   Mahmoud Abbas is elected to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority President in the Palestinian election.