Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). He has been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2004, PNA president since January 2005, and State of Palestine president since May 2005. Abbas is also a member of the Fatah party and was elected chairman in 2009.
Some of the key events about Mahmoud Abbas
- 1974Established contact with Soviet officials to discuss Middle East peace
- 1977Appointed head of the PLO's Department for National and International Relations
- 1980Elected to the Fatah Central Committee
- 1993Played a key role in negotiating the Oslo Accords
- 1995Signed the Oslo II Accord, which was criticized for not addressing key Palestinian concerns
- 1996Elected as the first Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Authority
- 2003Appointed as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority
- 2003Appointed as Prime Minister but resigned after only four months due to power struggles
- 2005Elected as President of the Palestinian National Authority
- 2005Postponed Palestinian legislative elections, leading to accusations of authoritarianism
- 2007Lost control of Gaza to Hamas, resulting in a divided Palestinian territory
- 2009Agreed to delay a UN vote on the Goldstone Report, which investigated alleged war crimes in Gaza
- 2011Submitted Palestine's application for full United Nations membership
- 2011Failed to secure UN membership for Palestine, facing diplomatic setbacks
- 2012Successfully upgraded Palestine's UN status to non-member observer state
- 2014Formed a unity government between Fatah and Hamas
- 2015Dissolved the Palestinian unity government, exacerbating internal political divisions
- 2018Made controversial remarks about Jewish history, drawing accusations of antisemitism
- 2019Rejected the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan without engaging in negotiations
- 2021Indefinitely postponed Palestinian elections, citing concerns over voting in East Jerusalem
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