Mahmoud Abbas
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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