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Independence
History of Palestine
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| | 1974 | Arafat, Yasser | |
| Rabat An Arab League summit call the PLO as "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" |
| 1988 | Arafat, Yasser | |
| 15th Nov The independent state of Palestine is declared |
| 13th Dec Arafat makes a speech in the UN recognising Israel & renouncing terrorism |
| 1993 | Arafat, Yasser | |
| 4th May The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori |
| 1994 | Arafat, Yasser | |
| 4th May Jericho Israel & the PLO sign a deal on Palestinian self-rule in Jericho & the Gaza Strip |
| 18th May Gaza The Israelis complete their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip |
| 1995 | Arafat, Yasser | |
| West Bank An agreement calls for self-rule for all Arab cities and villages in the West Bank |
| 1999 | Arafat, Yasser | |
| Arafat & Barak sign an agreement finalizing the Israeli border with Palestine |
| Arafat threatens to establish an independent Palestinian state unilaterally in May & September |
| 2005 | Abbas, Mahmoud | |
| 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 USAsupport or a free Palestinian state |
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