Idi AMIN DADA und Jassir ARAFAT, 1975

Jul 29, 1975 - Kampala, Uganda - For decades YASSER ARAFAT has been the leader and figurehead of the Palestinian people's struggle for statehood. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, President of the Palestinian National Authority, and leader of the secular Fatah political party, which he founded 1959. Arafat spent much of his life fighting against Israel in the name of Palestinian self-determination. Originally opposed to Israel's existence, he modified his position in 1988 when he accepted UN Security Council Resolution 242. PICTURED: YASSER ARAFAT being welcomed in Kampala by Ugandan head of government IDI AMIN DADA for Organisation of African Unity conference

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Accepted Amin Arafat Dada Decades Fatah Figurehead Kampala Modified Opposed Palestinian Resolution Secular Self-determination Spent Statehood Uganda Ugandan Unity Welcomed Yasser

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