Story of each image - Yasser Arafat

Yasser Arafat
Here we review the most prominent stations in the life of the martyr Yasser Arafat, the icon, through the historical profiles Picture of his life ..

 

The father of Yasser Arafat

Aug. 4, 1929
Yasser Arafat is born in Cairo as Mohammed Abdel-Raouf Arafat Al-Qudwa Al-Husseini,  and as fifth of seven children of a Palestinian merchant.

In 1933 Arafat’s Mother Zahwa dies; he and infant brother Fathi are sent to Jerusalem to live with an uncle.

In 1948 Arafat takes part in Arab-Jewish fighting as Britain withdraws . from Palestine Mandate

 

In 1949 Arafat moves back to Cairo.
In Sept. 1951: Yasser Arafat begins studying Engineering at Cairo University.

In 1952 As engineering student at Cairo University, Arafat takes over and reorganizes the Palestinian Students' Union.

In Aug. 1956 Arafat secures membership for Palestine at an international student congress in Prague, Czechoslovakia.  For first time, wears Palestinian headdress, or kuffiyeh, that becomes his trademark.

In 1956 Arafat graduates with a BA in Civil Engineering. Serves in the Egyptian army during the Suez Crisis

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1957 In Kuwait, where he works, Arafat and five associates agree to form a clandestine Palestinian organization.

Jan. 1958 - Yasser Arafat and nine other Palestinians set up the first cells of the Fateh movement in Kuwait, advocating armed struggle to liberate Palestinian lands
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March 17, 1964 -First Palestinian delegation, comprising Yasser Arafat and Khalil Al-Wazir, to China, confers with Premier Chou-En-Lai.

Jan. 1, 1965 -With paltry weapons and the name Al-Asifa (‘The Storm’) Fateh lead by Arafat begins guerrilla raids against Israel with an abortive bombing of the national water carrier in the Galilee

  In March 21, 1968 - An Israeli army attack on PLO base at Karameh, Jordan, inflicts heavy losses, but is seen as victory for Arafat and his group; thousands join PLO.

Nov. 1969 - In Cairo, the first public meeting between Fateh leaders and Pres. Nasser takes place.

Feb. 1-4, 1969
At the 5th PNC session, held in Cairo, a new PLO Exec. Committee is elected, with Fateh leader Yasser Arafat as elected chairman and dominated by resistance groups (Al-Muqawama Al-Filistiniyya). As Arafat takes over chairmanship, he transforms the PLO into a dynamic force that makes Palestinian cause known worldwide.

Sept. 16-22, 1970
Jordanian army attacks Palestinian guerillas in various areas of Jordan after the PFLP’s hijacking on 6 Sept. of three airliners, marking the beginning of the confrontation between Jordanian and Palestinian forces (‘Black September’). The fighting leaves some 2,000 people, mainly Palestinians, dead. Arafat and the PLO are expelled from Jordan and sets up bases in Lebanon; Israeli air aids against South Lebanon begin. On 19-20 Sept. over 200 Syrian tanks and armored units bearing the symbol of the PLA enter Jordan to temporarily back the PLO.

Sept. 25, 1970
King Hussein and Arafat agree to a 14-point cease-fire under Nasser’s mediation, officially ending the war. The agreement is signed on 27 Sept. in Cairo.
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Feb. 28-March 5, 1971
The PNC holds its 8th session in Cairo; decides – in light of the fighting with the Jordanian army - to establish a Unified General Command of the forces of the Palestinian revolution and appoints Yasser Arafat as its Commander. Also votes to expand PNC to 150 members and its life span to three years.
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April 5, 1972
In a speech at the inaugural session of the Palestinian Popular Congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat says that the Palestinian revolution has passed through many conspiracies, most recently "American conspiracies implemented through the agency of the Hashemite regime."

 

July 28–Aug. 5, 1973
Yasser Arafat is the guest of honor at the 10th World Youth Rally held in the German Democratic Republic; this being his first visit to the socialist bloc at the official invitation of a ruling party.

May God have mercy Yasser Arafat
Commander of war and peace