Yasser Arafat

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Yasser Arafat born?August 24, 1929
2. When did Yasser Arafat die?November 11, 2004 (age 75)
3. Where was Yasser Arafat born?Cairo, Egypt
4. What is the career?Revolutionary, political leader, diplomat
5. Who was Yasser Arafat?Yasser Arafat was a leader who worked for the hopes of the Palestinian people. He was born in Cairo on August 24, 1929, and grew up with a strong sense of Palestinian identity.
6. What did Arafat do with the group called Fatah?He helped start Fatah in 1959. Fatah was a party that wanted to free Palestine through both politics and, at first, armed struggle.

Palestinian nationalism: A political movement aiming for the self-determination and independence of the Palestinian people.
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): An umbrella political and paramilitary organization representing Palestinian Arabs, founded in 1964.
Oslo Accords: A 1993 agreement between Israel and the PLO that established a framework for Palestinian self-governance and a path toward peace.