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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory April 2, 1989 Arafat became President of the State of Palestine
On this day, 36 years ago, April 2, 1989 (February 26, 1989 in the lunar calendar), Arafat became President of the State of Palestine. On April 2, 1989, the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization held a meeting in Tunisia, at which Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, was unanimously elected President of the State of Palestine. Yasser Arafat was born in Jerusalem in 1929. His real name was Mohammed Abed Aruf Arafat. When he was in school in Gaza in his early years, his teacher gave Arafat his current name in memory of his dead comrade Yasser. The situation in the Middle East after World War II has been changeable. Many politicians have come and go on this stage in a hurry. Arafat has been active on this stage for decades. He has experienced many hardships and hardships and the twists and turns of his road. It is indescribable to use dramatic. As a teenager, Arafat was a nationalist revolutionary who followed his father in the struggle against Zionism. After the founding of Israel, his family moved to the Gaza Strip, where he became familiar with the life of Arab refugees. In 1959, Arafat began to engage in guerrilla activities against the Israeli occupation and became one of the founders of the Fatah organization. In 1969, Arafat served as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He led the Palestinians into a long and arduous struggle against the Israelis. Therefore, the Israelis regarded Arafat as their primary enemy and assassinated and attacked him many times but failed. On one occasion, Israel carried out an air strike thousands of miles into the PLO headquarters in Tunis based on Mossad intelligence. A missile accurately hit Arafat's bedroom, but Arafat had long since moved. Moving indiscriminately is a method Arafat has long adopted. During Israel's massive invasion of southern Lebanon in 1982, Arafat did not live in any house at all, but only used cars and even the bottom of bridges as his "home." For Arafat, the danger does not come from Israel alone. In 1970, during the "Black September" conflict with Jordan, the Jordanian army severely injured the PLO, and Arafat was in danger. At that time, Egyptian President Nasser asked Jordan to ensure Arafat's safety and send a special plane to Amman. But Jordan refused this request and wanted to remove Arafat. The PLO Chairman escaped his shoes, dressed in Kuwait costumes, disguised as an entourage of the Kuwait ambassador, entered the Egyptian Embassy in Amman under close surveillance, and then left on a special plane. As a leader, Arafat's speech skills are outstanding. He is also good at drawing wisdom from the people. The Palestinian people love him sincerely, and the people of other Arab countries also respect him extremely. Arafat devoted his life completely to Palestine. He has no private life and never even eats alone. Even during an extremely simple breakfast, he meets guests. Arafat had amazing self-control and was generous to others. When the Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon was besieged by Israel, the situation was extremely critical, but Arafat was calm and composed and commanded freely, finally allowing the PLO guerrillas to preserve their strength and move positions. He paid wages to those who had split from Fatah; he still paid living expenses to Palestinians who had become Israeli spies or worked for Israel. He said: "These children have to live. They are all descendants of us Palestinians. Arafat was also good at resolving hostility and was able to "meet and smile" with his former enemies. This is also an important reason why he can remain invincible. Still thanks to his unremitting efforts and the tenacious struggle of the Palestinian people, in May 1994, the PLO headed by Arafat and the Israeli authorities signed an agreement in Cairo to make Gaza and Jericho, two areas that had long been controlled by Israelis, belong to Palestinians. The signing of this agreement has also become another major historic development in peace in the Middle East. The embryonic form of a Palestinian state has emerged in the Middle East. News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/19he.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.28-10:20] 访问:93
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