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| 1929 | Birth |  |
| 1st Jan Jura Birth of Ahmed Yassin in the British Mandate of Palestine |
| 1987 | Hamas | |
| Gazarip During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader |
| 1988 | Hamas | |
| Gazarip Hamas ' charter calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip |
| 1988 | Rule of Gaza Strip | |
| Gazarip Hamas ' charter calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip |
| 1988 | Rule of West Bank | |
| West Bank Hamas ' charter calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and its replacement with a Palestinian Islamic state in the area that is now Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip |
| 1997 | Arrest | |
| Resumes his calls for attacks on Israel, using tactics including suicide bombings, thus violating the condition of his release |
| Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following a failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan |
| 2004 | Assassination | |
| 22nd Mar Ahmed Yassin is killed in an Israeli attack while he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israeli helicopter gunship fires Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards |
| 22nd Mar The killing provokes widespread condemnation from the international community, Kofi Annan, UN General secretary, condemns the killing and calls on Israel to halt its policy of assassination |
| 22nd Mar The UN Commission on Human Rights passes a resolution condemning the killing, supported by votes from 31 countries including the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and SouthAfrica with 2 votes against and 18 abstentions |
| 2004 | Bombing of Erez | |
| 14th Jan Erez After a woman's suicide bombing at the Erez crossing, in which Reem Raiyshi detonates herself, Yassin expressed his satisfaction with the execution of the attack |
| 2004 | Death | |
| 22nd Mar Ahmed Yassin is killed in an Israeli attack while he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israeli helicopter gunship fires Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards |
