Palestine Liberation Organization

Palestinian militant and political organization

8 dated entries naming Palestine Liberation Organization, drawn from 8 separate years between 1964 CE and 1996 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1964May 28 – The Charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is released by the Arab League.source
  • 1969February 4 – In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is elected Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress.source
  • 1974November 22 – The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.source
  • 1976May 31 – Syria intervenes in the Lebanese Civil War in opposition to the Palestine Liberation Organization, which it has previously supported.source
  • 1983November 3 – Commencement of the battle of Tripoli between Arafat loyalists and PLO dissidents.source
  • 1985October 1 – Operation Wooden Leg: The Israeli air force bombs Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters near Tunis.source
  • 1988April 16 – Israeli commandos kill the PLO's Abu Jihad in Tunisia.source
  • 1996April 24 – At the urging of Yasser Arafat, the Palestine Liberation Organization drops its clause in Palestinian National Covenant calling for the removal of Israel (→ Legitimacy of the State of Israel). The Israeli government responds by dropping a similar clause concerning the existence of Palestine.source

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