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| 1929 | Birth |  |
| 24th Aug Cairo Birth of Yasser Arafat |
| 1958 | Al Fatah | |
| Founds Al-Fatah |
| 1964 | PLO | |
| 28th May 28 May-2 June, the PLO is founded by a combination of Arab states |
| 28th May The PLO is founded by the Arab League with the aim of overthrowing the state of Israel |
| 1968 | Siege of PLO Bases | |
| Mar The PLO fedayeen repels an Israeli attack on the PLO's Jordanian bases |
| 1969 | President | |
| Appointed President of the PLO |
| 1970 | Bombing of PLO Camps | |
| King Hussein of Jordan bombs guerrilla PLO camps on the Israeli border |
| 1970 | Exile of Arafat | |
| Expelled from Jordan, takes up residence in Lebanon |
| 1970 | Invasion of Israel | |
| Jordan & the PLO enter a short bloody war with Israel |
| 1971 | Bombing of Rotterdam | |
| 14th Mar Rotterdam The PLO blow up fuel storage tanks in Rotterdam |
| 1971 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Palestine Revolutionary Forces |
| 1974 | Independence | |
| Rabat An Arab League summit call the PLO as "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" |
| 1974 | Summit | |
| Rabat An Arab League summit call the PLO as "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" |
| 1976 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| Syria invades Lebanon, attacking the Muslim-PLO forces |
| 1977 | Alliance | |
| 1st Dec Formation of a solidarity front between Algeria, Libya, Southern Yemen & the PLO |
| 1978 | Invasion of Israel | |
| 24th May River Litani Withdraws Palestinian forces from a buffer zone between Israel & the Litani River |
| 1978 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| Israel invades Lebanon in order to expel the PLO |
| 1978 | Invasion of Litani River | |
| 24th May River Litani Withdraws Palestinian forces from a buffer zone between Israel & the Litani River |
| 1981 | Bombing of Beirut | |
| 17th July Beirut Israeli bombers destroy PLO/al-Fatah headquarters in Beirut |
| 1982 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| Israel invades Lebanon in order to expel the PLO |
| 1987 | Declaration of Intifada | |
| Dec Arafat launches the 1st Antifada |
| 1988 | Declaration of Independence | |
| 15th Nov The independent state of Palestine is declared |
| 1988 | Diplomacy | |
| Arafat renounces terrorism |
| 1988 | Independence | |
| 15th Nov The independent state of Palestine is declared |
| 13th Dec Arafat makes a speech in the UN recognising Israel & renouncing terrorism |
| 1988 | Terrorism | |
| Arafat renounces terrorism |
| 1990 | Diplomacy | |
| The PLO formally recognizes the State of Israel |
| 1990 | Marriage | |
| 17th July Tunis Yasser Arafat marries Suha At-Taweel |
| 1990 | Nobel Prize | |
| The Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize |
| 1991 | Conference of Madrid | |
| Madrid After an Arab-Israeli peace conference the PLO & Israel begin secret peace negotiations |
| 1991 | Invasion of Kuwait | |
| Arafat supports Iraq's invasion of Kuwait |
| 1991 | Invasion of Lebanon | |
| The Lebanese army, backed by Syria, forces the PLO to abandon its strongholds in southern Lebanon |
| 1991 | Peace | |
| Madrid After an Arab-Israeli peace conference the PLO & Israel begin secret peace negotiations |
| 1991 | Rule of Lebanon | |
| The Lebanese army, backed by Syria, forces the PLO to abandon its strongholds in southern Lebanon |
| 1992 | Aircrash Arafat | |
| 8th April Sahara Survives an aircrash in the Sahara |
| 1993 | Accords of Oslo | |
| 4th May Oslo In order that the Palestinians should govern themselves according to democratic principles, free and general political elections would be held for the Council |
| 4th May Oslo The Israeli government recognizes the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounces terrorism |
| 4th May Oslo The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori |
| 4th May Oslo Yasser Arafat & Yitzhak Rabin sign the Oslo Accords |
| 1993 | Declaration of Principles | |
| Washington Arafat & Rabin conclude an agreement, known as the Declaration of Principles (DOP) |
| Washington Under the Declaration of Principles the PLO recognizes the state of Israel |
| 1993 | Independence | |
| 4th May The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori |
| 1993 | Peace | |
| Washington The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-government in the Gaza Strip |
| Washington The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-government in the West Bank |
| 1993 | PNA | |
| Israel & the PLO agreed to the creation of the interim Palestinian National Authority |
| 1993 | Rule of Gaza | |
| Gaza The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-government in the Gaza Strip |
| 4th May Gaza The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori |
| 1993 | Rule of West Bank | |
| West Bank The Declaration of Principles backs Palestinian limited self-government in the West Bank |
| 4th May West Bank The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori |
| 1994 | Demonstrations | |
| The PNA police kill 12 Palestinians protesting against further negotiations with Israel |
| 18th Nov Gaza Arafat's police fire on Islamic extremists prompting clashes in Gaza City, 14 dead |
| 1994 | Independence | |
| 4th May Jericho Israel & the PLO sign a deal on Palestinian self-rule in Jericho & the Gaza Strip |
| 18th May Gaza The Israelis complete their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip |
| 1994 | Nobel Prize | |
| For efforts in trying to create peace in the Middle East |
| 1994 | PNA | |
| 4th May The Palestinian National Authority is created to administer areas handed over to Palestinian rule |
| 8th Nov Jerusalem Israel & the PLO sign agreements to prop up the Palestinian National Authority |
| 1994 | Rule of Gaza | |
| 4th May Gaza Israel & the PLO sign a deal on Palestinian self-rule in Jericho & the Gaza Strip |
| 4th May Gaza The Palestinian National Authority is created to administer areas handed over to Palestinian rule |
| 1994 | Rule of Jericho | |
| 4th May Jericho Israel & the PLO sign a deal on Palestinian self-rule in Jericho & the Gaza Strip |
| 1995 | Independence | |
| West Bank An agreement calls for self-rule for all Arab cities and villages in the West Bank |
| 1996 | Bombing of Israel | |
| Bombing of Israeli buses |
| 1996 | Constitution | |
| 20th Jan An 88-member legislative body, the Palestinian Legislative Council, is elected |
| 1996 | Election | |
| 20th Jan Elected President of the Palestine Authority |
| 12th Feb Appointed President of the Palestine Authority |
| 1996 | Exile of Arafat | |
| 26th June Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years |
| 1997 | Rule of Hebron | |
| Hebron Israeli troops withdraw from Hebron |
| 1999 | Independence | |
| Arafat & Barak sign an agreement finalizing the Israeli border with Palestine |
| Arafat threatens to establish an independent Palestinian state unilaterally in May & September |
| 1999 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| Jersusalem Arafat & Barak sign an agreement finalizing the status of Jerusalem by 2000 |
| 2000 | Bombing of Israel | |
| Sep An outbreak of prolonged Palestinian violence against Israel |
| 2003 | Constitution | |
| The office of Prime Minister is created by Parliament to curb Arafat's authority |
| 2004 | Death | |
| 11th Nov Paris Death of Yasser Arafat |
| 2004 | Health | |
| 29th Oct Paris Flown to hospital for testing & treatment |
