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| 2003 | Constitution |  |
| Mar Serves as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from March to October |
| 2005 | Diplomacy | |
May Abbas travels to the White House and meets with President Bush, Bush, in return for Abbas ' crackdown on terrorists, pledges $50 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority and reiterates USA  support or a free Palestinian state |
| 2004 | Election | |
| 25th Nov Abbas is endorsed by Fatah's Revolutionary Council as its preferred candidate for the Palestinian presidential election |
| 14th Dec Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance |
| 2005 | Election | |
| Jan A mandate to secure a ceasefire, reform the corrupt PLA & resume peace talks |
| Jan Elected President with 62.3% of the votes cast |
| 9th Jan Abbas is elected with 62% of the vote as the new president of the Palestinian Authority |
| 2007 | Fatah | |
| Jan Mecca Leaders from Hamas and Fatah, two Palestinian factions that have been engaged in deadly violence, meet in Mecca and reach deal to end the fighting and to form a unity Government |
| 2005 | Hamas | |
23rd Jan Israel  i radio reports that Abbas had secured a 30-day ceasefire from Hamas and Islamic Jihad |
| 2007 | Hamas | |
| Jan Mecca Leaders from Hamas and Fatah, two Palestinian factions that have been engaged in deadly violence, meet in Mecca and reach deal to end the fighting and to form a unity Government |
| Jan President Mahmoud Abbas (Fatah) issues a decree outlawing the Hamas militia and executive force after Hamas militarily takes control of the Gaza Strip |
| 2005 | Inauguration of Abbas | |
| 15th Jan Ramallah Abbas is formally sworn in as the President of the Palestinian National Authority in a ceremony held in the West Bank town of Ramallah |
| 2005 | Independence | |
| May Abbas travels to the White House and meets with President Bush, Bush, in return for Abbas ' crackdown on terrorists, pledges $50 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority and reiterates USA support or a free Palestinian state |
| 2004 | Intifada | |
| 14th Dec Abbas calls for an end to violence in the Al-Aqsa Intifada and a return to peaceful resistance |
| 2004 | PLO | |
| 11th Nov Serves as Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee, after Yasser Arafat's death |
| 2003 | Prime Minister | |
| Mar Serves as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from March to October |
| 2003 | Resignation of Abbas | |
| Oct Resigns citing lack of support from Israel and the USA as well as "internal incitement" against his Government |
| 2007 | Rule of Gaza Strip | |
| Jan Gazarip President Mahmoud Abbas (Fatah) issues a decree outlawing the Hamas militia and executive force after Hamas militarily takes control of the Gaza Strip |
